morality play

morality play

美 　英

• n.寓意剧（流行于 15 和 16 世纪，剧中人物代表善与恶）
• 网络道德剧；道德戏剧；五·道德剧

英汉解释

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.

然后这种感觉获得了一个更宽广的背景，成为Sageman所称的伊斯兰和西方在其中交战的“道德剧”的一部分。

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

幕间幽默短剧：在中世纪神秘剧或道德剧各幕之间表演的滑稽短剧。

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

但是也许这是我时常想要重申某一观点的机会，这就是经济不是一场伦理剧。

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

这就像看中世纪的道德剧，善与恶的力量为权力而战。

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

而当剧中人物只是简单地应对残酷的命运，这便不再是一出有魅力剧集，只是一出中世纪的伦理道德剧而已。

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，写作手法简约流畅，如同散文。

e. g. morality play n.

道德，教训，品行