Parable

(noun.) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; 'the parable of the prodigal son'.

录入:泰茜

• We should not interpret a Platonic dialogue any more than a poem or a parable in too literal or matter-of-fact a style. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Like the seed mentioned in the parable of the sower, some fell on good ground and grew to produce a bountiful harvest, but many withered by the wayside. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• This is the lesson which Christ taught in a parable when He said, 'Their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• This is a matter of secondary importance, like the principle of transposition which was intimated in the parable of the earthborn men. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• These things are a parable. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• From all, moreover, as the parable of the buried talent witnesses, and as the incident of the widow's mite enforces, he demands the utmost. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Lay that parable to heart in your demeanor towards me, Crispin, and all will yet be well; otherwise—well, you know how you left last time. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• In the parable of the labourers he thrust aside the obstinate claim of the Jews to have a sort of first mortgage upon God. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The pebble parable of Sir Isaac Newton will here occur to many minds, and it applies as truly to our times as to his own. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• You ask a question, I said, to which a reply can only be given in a parable. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• There is a further lesson taught by this parable of ours. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• You see, said Crispin significantly, after translating this, he talks in parables, but you can guess his meaning; but do not be afraid. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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