morality play

morality play

美 　英

• n.寓意劇（流行于 15 和 16 世紀，劇中人物代表善與惡）
• 網絡道德劇；道德戲劇；五·道德劇

英漢解釋

n.	1. a play intended to teach a moral lesson, especially a medieval play written in verse in which the characters embody human virtues and vices such as Mercy and Lust

例句

This acquires a broader context, becoming part of what Mr Sageman calls a "morality play" in which Islam and the West are seen to be at war.

然后這種感覺獲得了一個更寬廣的背景，成為Sageman所稱的伊斯蘭和西方在其中交戰的“道德劇”的一部分。

Entertainment performed between the acts of a medieval mystery or morality play.

幕間幽默短劇：在中世紀神秘劇或道德劇各幕之間表演的滑稽短劇。

But maybe this is an opportunity to reiterate a point I try to make now and then: economics is not a morality play.

但是也許這是我時常想要重申某一觀點的機會，這就是經濟不是一場倫理劇。

It's like watching a medieval morality play, with the forces of Good and Evil battling for power.

這就像看中世紀的道德劇，善與惡的力量為權力而戰。

And when characters are simply reacting to cruel fate, it's not an engaging drama, it's a medieval morality play.

而當劇中人物只是簡單地應對殘酷的命運，這便不再是一出有魅力劇集，只是一出中世紀的倫理道德劇而已。

Part mystery, part morality play, the novel is written in simple and fluent prose.

故事融合了神秘元素和道德元素，寫作手法簡約流暢，如同散文。

e. g. morality play n.

道德，教訓，品行