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单词 mythical
释义
mythicalmyth‧i‧cal /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ (also mythic) adjective [usually before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Faulkner set his novels in the mythical Yoknapatawpha County.
  • the mythical hero Hercules
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Col. 10 contains references to the mythical events recounted in the poem.
  • Franklin draws much of her inspiration from early cultures and the symbolic and mythical imagery associated with them.
  • Some letters were pictures in themselves, containing miniature dragons, wyverns, centaurs and other mythical beasts.
  • Sometimes they can have a mythical dimension, images that shed a new light on traditions of wisdom or legend.
  • The Arjun tank, named after a mythical Hindu warrior, would eventually compete with products in the Western arms market.
  • The man was a mythical figure from the Doctor's past.
  • The sheer size of the sanctuary represented Mount Meru, the mythical Olympus on which the gods were believed to live.
  • This stuff written about me has created a mythical figure in the public mind.
word sets
WORD SETS
centaur, nounchimera, nounCyclops, noundeity, noundemigod, nounfaun, noungod, noungriffin, noungryphon, nounHades, nounlegend, nounlotus, nounmyth, nounmythic, adjectivemythical, adjectivenymph, nounoracle, nounsaga, nounsatyr, nounsphinx, nounwyvern, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Some letters were pictures in themselves, containing miniature dragons, wyverns, centaurs and other mythical beasts.· Legendary in concept, this depiction of Barbarossa at Gelnhausen portrays him in the company of mythical beasts.
· Snow White is a classic tale, one that conjures up wonderful images of mythical creatures.
· At this stage Provenzano had become a near-mythical figure.· This stuff written about me has created a mythical figure in the public mind.· The man was a mythical figure from the Doctor's past.· How does a mythical figure ask a lady to dance?
1existing only in an ancient story:  a mythical creature like the Minotaur2imagined or invented:  all these mythical job prospects he keeps talking about
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