fable — a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfeɪbəl/
Korean meaning: 교훈을 담은 우화, 寓話
Korean pronunciation: 페이-블 (강세: 페이)
Example Sentences
- The teacher used the fable of the tortoise and the hare to explain why slow and steady wins the race.
- My grandmother's cooking advice sounds like a fable: 'The impatient chef burns the soup, but the patient one feeds the village.'
- His success story became a modern fable about hard work and determination.
fable
NOUN//ˈfeɪbəl//
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson
Animal story with moral lesson
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A fable shared at the stable table
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Origin
라틴어 'fabula'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '이야기하다'를 의미하는 'fari'에서 나왔습니다. 고대부터 사람들이 교훈을 전달하기 위해 동물들의 이야기를 만들어낸 전통이 있었죠.
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“The teacher used the fable of the tortoise and the hare to explain why slow and steady wins the race.”
“My grandmother's cooking advice sounds like a fable: 'The impatient chef burns the soup, but the patient one feeds the village.'”
“His success story became a modern fable about hard work and determination.”
“Reading fables to children helps them learn important values in an entertaining way.”
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