myth
n. 神话, 虚构的事, 虚构的人
发音
词形变化
别名
教材释义与例句
神话；虚构的人，虚构的事
释义与例句
-
1.
A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
-
2.
Such stories as a genre.
不可数Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings. (E. Clodd, Myths & Dreams (1885), 7, cited after OED)
-
3.
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
迷思
Scientists debunk the myth that gum stays in the human stomach for seven years.
-
4.
A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend
Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)
-
5.
A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
-
6.
An invented story, theory, or concept.
His story is a pure myth.
词汇关系
相关短语
词源
From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, humour, companion, speech, account, rumour, fable”). Attested in English since 1830. Doublet of mythos.
来源：wiktionary