典故的英文：
a classic allusion
allusion

参考例句：

A simple doggerel tells us vividly the meaning of the property right.
一个通俗的典故，能让我们形象地理解财产权的意义。

Some Indian names had crept incongruously among the scriptural and classical references
有些印第安名称很不协调地掺杂在经文和典故中。

They could express their views only in a diluted form,resorting to Aesopian hints and allusions(Isaac Deutscher)
他们只能以淡化的方式，求助于寓意的暗示及典故来表达他们观点(艾萨克·多伊彻)

classic是什么意思：
adj. 经典的；最优秀的；古典的；传统的
n. 名著

The match was a classic.
那场比赛堪称典范。

classic ensemble
古典式全套服装

He deserted this classical tradition.
他抛弃了古典的传统。

He is fascinated with that classic stereo.
他对那台经典样式收音机着迷的不行。

allusion是什么意思：
n. 暗示，暗指，提及

In allusion to this huge segment market, do you have a plan in place?
针对这个庞大的细分群体，你的公司该如何进行营销规划?

Allusion to Chuangtse who sang beating on a basin when his wife died
鼓盆而歌

The young schoolboy can not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men.
这个年轻的学生听不懂文人们引经据典的谈话。

The sign of his hostelry was in allusion to one of his feats of arms.
在他酒店的招牌上描绘了他在作战中的一次亲身经历。

The sign of his hostelry was in allusion to one of his feats of arms
在他酒店的招牌上描绘了他在作战中的一次亲身经历。