a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral 寓言 ■a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend 神话故事 ■[mass noun]myth and legend 神话传说 the unnatural monsters of fable. 神话传说中的奇异怪物。 ■a false statement or belief 谎言,杜撰;假信念
verb
[no obj.](archaic)tell fictitious tales (古)虚构,捏造 I do not dream nor fable. 我既不痴心妄想,也不胡编乱造。 ■[with obj.]fabricate or invent (an incident, person, or story) 虚构(事件、人物或故事)
派生 fabler noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula 'story', from fari 'speak'