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- a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral寓言。
1.1
- a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend神奇的故事。
1.2
- mass noun myth and legend神话; 传说：
the unnatural monsters of fable.
神话中的奇异怪兽。
1.3
- a false statement or belief谎言, 无稽之谈。
no obj.
1- archaic tell fictitious tales〈古〉虚构, 捏造, 杜撰：
I do not dream nor fable.
我既不痴心妄想, 也不胡编乱造。
1.1
- with obj. fabricate or invent (an incident, person, or story)虚构（事件, 人物, 故事）。
派生词
fabler
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula'story', from fari 'speak'.