allegory

noun

1. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
an extended metaphor

2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)

Synonym: fableparableapologue

3. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Synonym: emblem

1. 寓言；讽喻
An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.

e.g. The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
这本书是对拉丁美洲历史的一种讽喻。

2. 寓言体；讽喻法
Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.

allegory

e.g. The poem's comic allegory was transparent.
该诗的喜剧讽喻法是显而易见的。