allegory

🇬🇧 UK/'æligәri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A story or narrative in which characters and events symbolically represent deeper moral or political meanings

寓言,讽喻

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.moral allegory道德寓言
  • 2.political allegory政治寓言
  • 3.religious allegory宗教寓言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is an allegory about the Russian Revolution.

  • 2.

    The novel is an allegory about the struggle between good and evil.

  • 3.

    The medieval painting used allegory to convey religious messages.

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