单词 | myth |
释义 | myth (mɪθ ) Word forms: myths 1. variable noun B2 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. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. ...the world of magic and of myth. 2. variable noun If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. Synonyms: illusion, story, fancy, fantasy Collocations: myths surrounding The myths surrounding today's young employees are often unflattering. ST But more likely because of all the myths surrounding this type of treatment. The Sun He gets to grips with the biblical myths surrounding the mountain, as well as their current political significance, and ultimately sets off to climb it. Times, Sunday Times It punctures myths surrounding military and political leaders who are still hero-worshipped by some in the region. Times, Sunday Times A leading doctor will today debunk the myths surrounding some of the world's best-known diets. The Sun It bore all the telltale symptoms of origin myth. Times, Sunday Times It's a cracking origin myth. Times, Sunday Times We can find the answer to this question in the origin myth of shamans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact, the community consists of forty clans, each of whom has its own origin myth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each of these two sub-divisions have their own origin myth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And then there's the persistent myth that holds that any grouch, but especially a comedian grouch, and particularly a comedian grouch of this calibre, must be harbouring demons. Times, Sunday Times A persistent myth has it that each morning two horses would be hitched to these posts, so that the commander could select his mount for the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite that, his income from the mid-1870s onwards was respectable, and later became phenomenal - again, despite the persistent myths of his relative obscurity and poverty. The Times Literary Supplement He was, contrary to popular myth, definitely not in it for the money. Times, Sunday Times Cities, today the centers of danger (according to popular myth and crime statistics, anyway), were once safe havens from it. Christianity Today We think architects are still the powerful egomaniacs of popular myth. Times, Sunday Times Contrary to popular myth, the hair doesn't grow back coarser or stronger. Times, Sunday Times Far from being feckless layabouts of popular myth, our youngsters are engaged in political issues. The Sun And certainly today she has no interest in shattering that myth. Times, Sunday Times It shattered the myth that they serve up ready meals and fast food. The Sun He shattered the myth of their absolute authority by demonstrating his freedom in relation to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He shatters that myth on this set. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 神话 Japanese: 神話 |
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