单词 | legend |
释义 | legendnoun leg·end ˈle-jənd 1 a : a story coming down from the past especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable the legend of a lost continent Arthurian legends b : a body of such stories a place in the legend of the frontier c : a popular myth of recent origin the legend of the Loch Ness monster d : a person or thing that inspires legends a baseball legend e : the subject of a legend its violence was legend even in its own time William Broyles Jr. 2 a : an inscription or title on an object (such as a coin) The quarter bore the legend "In God We Trust". b : caption sense 2b The legend identifies the various parts of the illustrated anatomy. c : an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart legend noun1 as in caption an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart the legend indicated that a large circle represented a major city, while a small circle stood for a small town Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in translation an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration the legend in the science textbook indicated that the accompanying picture had been enlarged by 1000% Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in myth a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature some ancient civilizations had legends about spirits that inhabited trees and rocks Synonyms & Similar Words
4 as in folklore the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place that story of how the world came to be has long been part of Native American legend Synonyms & Similar Words
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