a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
(尤指道德或政治说教的)寓言;讽喻诗;讽喻画
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Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey .《天路历程》是一个讲述精神历程的寓言。
[mass noun]the genre to which such works belong
讽喻派
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he had given up realism for allegory .他为讽喻而放弃了现实主义。
a symbol
象征。
"late Middle English: from Old French