| 释义 |
mythically, adv.|ˈmɪθɪkəlɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a mythical manner; by means of myths.
1817Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1907) I. ix. 100 The philosopher who cannot utter the whole truth without conveying falsehood..is constrained to express himself either mythically or equivocally. 1846Geo. Eliot tr. Strauss's Life of Jesus II. ii. ix. 425 The two narratives in the Old Testament are to be understood mythically. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 57/1 Ideas mythically expressed and explained. 1877Freeman Norm. Conq. I. App. 772 A dispute between Robert and Cnut which could be connected, even mythically, with Cnut's death and Robert's pilgrimage. |