a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics寓言;讽喻
The play can be read as allegory.这个剧本可以作为一个寓言来读。
Augustine's "City of God" is an allegory of the triumph of Good over Evil.《上帝之城》是一部正义战胜邪恶的讽喻作品。