单词 | mythically |
释义 | mythicallyadv. In the manner or style of a myth; from a mythical point of view; by means of myths. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adverb] mythologically1659 mythically1672 1672 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I (ed. 2) ii. vii. 117 If we consider Orus Mythically or Historically, for a Man, then we may..suppose him to be the same with Aaron. 1724 J. Beaumont Gleanings Antiq. 150 Some mythically make him [sc. Apollo] a God. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. ix. 147 The philosopher who cannot utter the whole truth without conveying falsehood..is constrained to express himself either mythically or equivocally. 1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. App. 772 A dispute between Robert and Cnut which could be connected, even mythically, with Cnut's death and Robert's pilgrimage. 1909 Mind 18 604 In his treatment of the..questions of how far this or that Platonic conception is to be taken literally, and how far mythically, allegorically or metaphorically, he seems..to show excellent judgment. 1963 M. McLuhan Let. 14 Aug. (1987) 292 Under electric technology today man lives mythically, as it were, simply by virtue of the speed with which he is confronted by consequences of every kind of action. 1999 J. Poller Reach xlvi. 149 Theresa appears—to me—mythically beautiful, like one of Renoir's blushy river nymphs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1672 |
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