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apologue

/ap-uh-lawg, -log/US // ˈæp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg //UK // (ˈæpəˌlɒɡ) //

歉意,道歉,致歉,忏悔

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
    • : an allegory.

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Examples

  • His introduction (‘An Apologue for an Epilogue’) is full of such outrageous nonsense as to suggest suspicion of his sanity.

  • The apologue is quite clear; and yet a certain amount of intelligence is necessary for its comprehension.

  • Rasselas is simply an extended and glorified moral apologue—an enlarged "Vision of Mirza."

  • No apologue addressed to the mature intelligence alone, or framed to fit the society of his day, is here included.

  • A venerable apologue attaches to the nesting habit of the flamingo.