allegorical

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  • Adjective:
    used in or characteristic of or containing allegory

单词词源

allegorical (adj.)
1520s, from French allégorique, from Latin allegoricus, from Greek allegorikos (see allegory). Earlier form was allegoric (late 14c.). Related: Allegorically.

双语例句

1. An allegorical exegesis of scripture supported these views .
2. A drama in the 15th and 16th centuries using allegorical characters to portray the soul 's struggle to achieve salvation .
3. The undraped human figure , sometimes allegorical .
4. Philo , as a christian theologian , reconciles the literal meaning of texts with the real personal and social life through an allegorical interpretation of the old testamentinstead of explaining its narration literally .
5. Chaos and order may be just another , allegorical way of describing the big bang .

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