myth
英 [mɪθ]
美 [mɪθ]
n. 神话; 神话故事; 虚构的东西; 荒诞的说法; 不真实的事
复数：myths
Collins.3 / BNC.3413 / COCA.3076
同义词辨析
legendn. 传奇，传说
〔辨析〕
常指有关名人、勇士、历险、奇异事件等的古老传说。
〔例证〕
This oriental legend is fascinating.
这个东方传说很吸引人。
This legend is about Jesus' childhood.
这个传说讲的是耶稣小时候的事情。
这个东方传说很吸引人。
This legend is about Jesus' childhood.
这个传说讲的是耶稣小时候的事情。
mythn. 神话
〔辨析〕
尤指为解释自然或历史事件而编造的古老故事。
〔例证〕
The Greeks had many myths.
希腊人有许多神话故事。
Italian culture is full of ancient myths.
意大利文化充满古代神话。
希腊人有许多神话故事。
Italian culture is full of ancient myths.
意大利文化充满古代神话。
sagan. 萨迦，传奇故事
〔辨析〕
原指有关北欧海盗的传说，现多指各类传奇故事。
〔例证〕
a Nordic saga of giants
一篇关于巨人的北欧萨迦
The Dell saga is well known.
戴尔的传奇故事非常出名。
He wrote a brilliant saga of the rise and collapse of a bank in Oklahoma.
他写了一篇关于俄克拉荷马州一家地方银行兴衰的精彩传奇故事。
一篇关于巨人的北欧萨迦
The Dell saga is well known.
戴尔的传奇故事非常出名。
He wrote a brilliant saga of the rise and collapse of a bank in Oklahoma.
他写了一篇关于俄克拉荷马州一家地方银行兴衰的精彩传奇故事。
牛津词典
noun
- 神话；神话故事
a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story- ancient Greek myths
古希腊神话 - a creation myth (= that explains how the world began)
创世的神话 - the heroes of myth and legend
神话和传说中的英雄
- ancient Greek myths
- 虚构的东西；荒诞的说法；不真实的事
something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false- It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist) .
该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。 - Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men.
都说女人开车比男人差，其实不然。
- It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist) .
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 神话
Amythis a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs.- There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
有一个著名的希腊神话，讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。 - ...the world of magic and of myth.
魔法和神话的世界
- There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
- N-VAR 错误的看法（或认识）；编造的话;谎言
If you describe a belief or explanation as amyth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue.- Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.
和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。
- Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.
英英释义
noun
- a traditional story accepted as history
双语例句
- This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。 - That's kind of a cultural myth.
这是一种文化迷思。 - The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south.
该报告消除了北方人比南方人膳食脂肪含量高的谬论。 - The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work
有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。 - His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.
他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。 - The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke.
关于日本对外界的关注不予理会的谬论，我认为，一下子就被驳倒了。 - This is the story of a myth of our times.
这是一个关于我们这个时代的神话故事。 - My mother colluded in the myth of him as the swanky businessman
我母亲和别人串通，把他杜撰成一个阔气的商人。 - Nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals.
谁也不相信人能成仙的神话。 - The story follows an archetypal pattern& a pattern familiar in both history and myth.
这个故事遵循着一个在历史和神话中常见的模式。