| 单词 | mythic |
| 释义 | mythic (mɪθɪk ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Someone or something that is mythic exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary. [literary] ...the mythic figure of King Arthur. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as mythic, you mean that they have become very famous or important. ...a team whose reputation has achieved mythic proportions. His rapid rise to power has given him a near-mythic status in the industry. Collocations: almost mythic It is a milestone so hallowed that it has gained almost mythic status, a joyous element of American life that has held generations in its thrall. Times, Sunday Times (2007) His appetites were almost mythic. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The place holds almost mythic power for me. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Charging across the same plains, with the same determination to recreate the glories of a mythic past. Times, Sunday Times This story, set in a distant mythic past, also plays out on screen. Times, Sunday Times Such rituals were meant to be repetitions of the events of the mythic past, renewing the beneficial effects of the original events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet, to some extent, the cyclical aspect of time was present in the mythic past as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plans have been hyped for so long thay they've assumed mythic status. Times, Sunday Times The chance of change has gilded the elections with mythic status, a panacea for ills that even a new president cannot hope to change. Times, Sunday Times We referred to it as 'overseas', and that word developed a mythic status for me. Times, Sunday Times They acquire a mythic status. Times, Sunday Times |
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