| 单词 | parable-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈparable-like ˈparable-like adj. reminiscent of a parable. ΚΠ a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 240 His speeches had been hitherto darke and parable-like. a1953 H. Belloc in Dict. National Biogr. (1993) 84/2 These parable-like tales obtain their effect of subtle humour and philosophy by the adaptation of Chinese conventions to the English tongue. 1991 M. Pearce Mamur Zapt & Night of Dog (BNC) 99 He was expounding a Sura, one of the parable-like stories of the Koran. < as lemmas |
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