myth
2024-07-06 19:24
Meaning
- ①(一个)神话(故事)②[集合用法]神话(全部)
- something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false 虚构的东西；荒诞的说法；不真实的事
- a misrepresentation of the truth 编造的话; 谎言; 歪曲
Relational words
mythical /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ adj. 神话的;虚构的
mythology /mɪˈθɒlədʒiː/ n. 神话(学)
illusion: 指表面上看似真实或真确,实则并不存在或差异极大之物
A mirage is an illusion.
delusion: 指由于本身的错误或受骗,或因精神错乱而误认为真之物
The insane man had a delusion that he was a king.
Examples
- Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men. 都说女人开车比男人差，其实不然。
- It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist). 该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。
- a creation myth (= that explains how the world began) 创世的神话
- ancient Greek myths 古希腊神话