parable

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpaɹəbəl/    美 /ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/|/ˈpɛɹ.ə.bəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy. rhetoric
    — In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus Christ convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son".
动词 v.
  1. To represent by parable. transitive
    — Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.
形容词 adj.
  1. That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable. obsolete
    — The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate […].

词形变化

parables plural parables present,singular,third-person parabling participle,present parabled participle,past parabled past more parable comparative most parable superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.
词源 2
From Latin parābilis, from parāre (“to prepare, procure”).
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