myth
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR 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. 神话
There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. 一个著名的希腊神话中说，伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳太近了。
2. N-VAR If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. 谬见
Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. 与盛行的谬见相反，女人们并非挥霍无度。
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myth /mɪθ/ (myths)
剑桥词典
- The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress .
- It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies .
- The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population .
- In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
- The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus .
myth noun (ANCIENT STORY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]an ancient story or set of stories , especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts
神话
ancient myths 古代神话
The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth. 孩子们喜欢听希腊、罗马神话中众神的故事。
Most societies have their own creation myths. 大多数社会都有它们自己的创世神话。
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myth noun (FALSE IDEA)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] disapprovinga commonly believed but false idea
普遍但却错误的看法，无根据的观念
Statistics disprove the myth that women are worse drivers than men. 统计数据证明，女人驾车技术比男人差的观念是错误的。 返回 myth