单词 | myth |
释义 | myth /mith/, n. 1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature. 2. stories or matter of this kind: realm of myth. 3. any invented story, idea, or concept: His account of the event is pure myth. 4. an imaginary or fictitious thing or person. 5. an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution. [1820-30; < LL mythos < Gk mythos story, word] Syn. 1. See legend. 3. fiction, fantasy, talltale. |
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