n.神話; 神話故事; 虛構(gòu)的東西; 荒誕的說法; 不真實(shí)的事

復(fù)數(shù)：myths

牛津詞典

noun

神話；神話故事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古希臘神話

a creation myth (= that explains how the world began) 創(chuàng)世的神話

the heroes of myth and legend神話和傳說中的英雄

虛構(gòu)的東西；荒誕的說法；不真實(shí)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) .該消除那種無階級(jí)社會(huì)的神話了。

Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men.都說女人開車比男人差，其實(shí)不然。

柯林斯詞典

N-VAR 神話A myth is 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.有一個(gè)著名的希臘神話，講的是伊卡洛斯飛得離太陽過近的故事。

...the world of magic and of myth.魔法和神話的世界

N-VAR 錯(cuò)誤的看法（或認(rèn)識(shí)）；編造的話;謊言If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue.Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.和人們的普遍觀念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡亂揮霍者。

雙語例句

My mother colluded in the myth of him as the swanky businessman 我母親和別人串通，把他杜撰成一個(gè)闊氣的商人。

The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke. 關(guān)于日本對外界的關(guān)注不予理會(huì)的謬論，我認(rèn)為，一下子就被駁倒了。

The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work 有關(guān)那喀索斯的神話故事在奧維德的作品中有過描述。

It's impossible to disentangle the myth from reality. 分清楚神話和現(xiàn)實(shí)是不可能的。

Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power 電力私有化打破了關(guān)于廉價(jià)核能的神話。

It is also a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people. 盲人的聽力會(huì)大幅增強(qiáng)也是一種謬談。

The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south. 該報(bào)告消除了北方人比南方人膳食脂肪含量高的謬論。

I have been working on exploding the myth of fixity of meaning 我一直在致力于推翻有關(guān)意義恒定性的謬談。

Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed. ***戮持續(xù)了數(shù)月后，真相在謠言、謊話和傳聞的遮掩下變得模糊不清。

There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. 有一個(gè)著名的希臘神話，講的是伊卡洛斯飛得離太陽過近的故事。

Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. 和人們的普遍觀念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡亂揮霍者。

This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. 這種形象是媒體宣傳造成的錯(cuò)覺。

His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche. 他對這個(gè)神話的探討揭示了美國人的心理。

Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority 許多母親把***的錯(cuò)誤觀念傳給了她們的女兒。

The coronation was an occasion for extravagant myth and sentiment. 加冕典禮是極盡奢華和懷舊的儀式。

It's only a myth. 這不過是個(gè)神話。

The story is a pure myth. 這故事純粹虛構(gòu)。

Nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals. 誰也不相信人能成仙的神話。

The story follows an archetypal pattern& a pattern familiar in both history and myth. 這個(gè)故事遵循著一個(gè)在歷史和神話中常見的模式。

Privacy is today's civilization is a myth. 靜居獨(dú)處今天的文明中是一個(gè)神話。

Myth and history cannot be separated. 神話和歷史是分不開的。

I want to debunk this bodybuilding myth right now. 我要揭穿這種健身神話了。

This is the story of a myth of our times. 這是一個(gè)關(guān)于我們這個(gè)時(shí)代的神話故事。

It blends psychological insight with theatrical melodrama, myth with personal story. 它把心理學(xué)和夸張的音樂劇，神話和個(gè)人故事融合在一起。

It is an emblem of Hera in Greek myth and represents beauty and intelligence in China and Japan. 在希臘神話中，孔雀象征赫拉女神；在中日文化中，孔雀代表與美麗與智慧。

As Greek and Roman myth implies, Astrology's origins are based on our observance of the visible Planets. 基于希臘和羅馬神話的暗示，我們得知占星術(shù)起源于天空中可以看到的星體。

The most famous telling of this myth takes place in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. 最著名的講述了這個(gè)神話發(fā)生在荷馬的伊利亞特和奧德賽。

It's the kind of story we think of as myth. 我們已經(jīng)把這類故事看成了神話。

Athens, tragedy not reappearing in Istanbul, have not had inversion, have not had myth. 雅典，沒有重現(xiàn)伊斯坦布爾的悲劇，沒有了逆轉(zhuǎn)，沒有了神話。

That's kind of a cultural myth. 這是一種文化迷思。

同義詞辨析

legendmythsaga【導(dǎo)航詞義：傳奇】

legend n. 傳奇，傳說

〔辨析〕常指有關(guān)名人、勇士、歷險(xiǎn)、奇異事件等的古老傳說。

〔例證〕This oriental legend is fascinating.這個(gè)東方傳說很吸引人。This legend is about Jesus' childhood.這個(gè)傳說講的是耶穌小時(shí)候的事情。

myth n. 神話

〔辨析〕尤指為解釋自然或歷史事件而編造的古老故事。

〔例證〕The Greeks had many myths.希臘人有許多神話故事。Italian culture is full of ancient myths.意大利文化充滿古代神話。

saga n. 薩迦，傳奇故事

〔辨析〕原指有關(guān)北歐海盜的傳說，現(xiàn)多指各類傳奇故事。

〔例證〕a Nordic saga of giants一篇關(guān)于巨人的北歐薩迦The Dell saga is well known.戴爾的傳奇故事非常出名。He wrote a brilliant saga of the rise and collapse of a bank in Oklahoma.他寫了一篇關(guān)于俄克拉荷馬州一家地方銀行興衰的精彩傳奇故事。

英英釋義

noun

a traditional story accepted as history