fable
英 [ˈfeɪbl]
美 [ˈfeɪbl]
n. 寓言; 寓言故事; 谎言; 不实之词; 无稽之谈
v. 讲故事; 编寓言; 虚构; 杜撰; 煞有介事地讲
复数：fables
Collins.1 / BNC.14705 / COCA.12174
同义词辨析
fictionfablenovelromancestorytale【导航词义：故事】
fictionn. 小说
〔辨析〕
指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
〔例证〕
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
fablen. 寓言故事
〔辨析〕
指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
〔例证〕
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
noveln. 小说
〔辨析〕
指长篇小说。
〔例证〕
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
romancen. 爱情故事；传奇故事
〔辨析〕
特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
〔例证〕
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
storyn. 故事，小说
〔辨析〕
指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
〔例证〕
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
talen. 故事
〔辨析〕
指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
〔例证〕
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
牛津词典
noun
- 寓言；寓言故事
a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group- Aesop's Fables
伊索寓言 - a land rich in fable
寓言之乡
- Aesop's Fables
- 谎言；不实之词；无稽之谈
a statement, or an account of sth, that is not true
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 寓言
Afableis a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters.- ...the fable of the tortoise and the hare...
龟兔赛跑的寓言 - Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.
每个故事都有其永恒的寓意。
- ...the fable of the tortoise and the hare...
- N-VAR 谣传;无稽之谈
You can describe a statement or explanation that is untrue but that many people believe asfable.- Is reincarnation fact or fable?
转世轮回是确有其事还是无稽之谈？ - ...little-known horticultural facts and fables.
有关园艺的鲜为人知的事实和谬传
- Is reincarnation fact or fable?
英英释义
noun
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- a deliberately false or improbable account
双语例句
- Right away they wrote an English song about the fable.
她们马上写了一首有关那寓言的英文歌。 - But the lesson of the fable is that the wolf did come, the third time.
但寓言给我们的教训是，第三次的时候狼真的来了。 - He had some motive in telling this fable.
他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。 - This fable is called 'the wind and the sun'.
这个寓言叫风和太阳。 - This fable criticizes those ignorant and arrogant people.
这则寓言讽刺了那些孤陋寡闻，又盲目自大的人。 - Everybody in the west knows the fable of the grasshopper and the ant.
西方人都知道蚱蜢和蚂蚁的寓言故事。 - You excuse me, I daresay, but you remind me of that fable.
我敢说，你得原谅我，但是你使我想起了那个寓言。 - The problem I have with this old fable about corks breathing is that it's pure nonsense.
这个问题我已经老寓言与此有关瓶塞呼吸是，它的纯胡说八道。 - I regard your expression as a kind of poem and fable.
把你的表情当作诗歌和寓言。 - Fable spirit was one of the important characteristics of Chinese ancient opera creation.
寓言精神是中国古代戏曲创作的重要特征之一。