allegory
noun /ˈæləɡəri/
/ˈæləɡɔːri/
[countable, uncountable] (plural allegories)
- a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.; the use of such symbols
寓言；讽喻；寓言体；讽喻法 - a political allegory
政治讽喻 - the poet’s use of allegory
诗人的讽喻手法
词源late Middle English: from Old French allegorie, via Latin from Greek allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking’. - a political allegory