fable

🇬🇧 UK/'feibl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A short story, typically with animal characters, that teaches a moral lesson; a myth or legend

寓言;神话传说

v.

To tell fictitious stories; to invent or speak of something as if it were true

虚构,编造

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
fabother
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lesuffix
=fable

Common Collocations

  • 1.Aesop's fable伊索寓言
  • 2.moral fable道德寓言
  • 3.ancient fable古代寓言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In Aesop's fable, the tortoise defeats the hare through persistence and determination.

  • 2.

    Ancient cultures used fables to teach moral lessons to children and young people.

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