- [countable, uncountable]
a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group 寓言；寓言故事 Aesop’s Fables 伊索寓言 a land rich in fable 寓言之乡
- [uncountable, countable]
a statement, or an account of something, that is not true 谎言；不实之词；无稽之谈
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.