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myth

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n.神话,神话式的人物(或事物),虚构的故事,荒诞的说法

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myst=mystery(神秘)

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myth


/mɪθ; mɪθ/
n
1 [C] story that originated in ancient times, esp one dealing with ideas or beliefs about the early history of a race, or giving explanations of natural events, such as the seasons 神话(尤指有关一民族早期的历史观念或信仰、对自然现象, 如季节的解释者)
*the Creation myth 创世的神话
* ancient Greek myths 古希腊神话.
2 [U] such stories collectively 神话(总称)
*famous in myth and legend 神话和传奇中着名的.
3 [C] thing, person, etc that is imaginary, fictitious or impossible 想像的、虚构或不可能存在的事物、人等
*the myth of racial superiority, of a classless society, of human perfectibility 种族优越的、无阶级社会的、人类完美的神话
* The rich uncle of whom he boasts is only a myth. 他吹嘘的那个有钱的叔叔只是个乌有翁.

myth


n [U and C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek;Origin: mythos 'story, speech, myth']
an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true
= fallacymyth of
 the myth of male superiority
myth that
 the myth that wisdom accompanies old age
 Contrary to popular myth , the majority of accidents are not caused by speeding or drunkenness.
explode/dispel a myth
(=show that it is not true)
 It was important to dispel the myth that Aids was a gay disease.
an ancient story, especially one invented in order to explain natural or historical events
myth of
 the myth of Orpheus
 the giants of myth and fairytale
urban myth
1. The myth has it that Americans consume too much, since the creation of solid waste per person continues to climb.
    有种说法是,美国人消耗太多,因为他们的人均固体垃圾制造量在持续上升。

2. A professor who studies early learning has attacked this myth, saying that when he looked into Gauss's childhood, he found that Gauss's mother had been teaching him numbers at the age of two.
    一位研究早期学习的教授驳斥了这一说法,称他研究了高斯的童年,发现在他两岁时,母亲就教给他数字。

3. myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena,
    但神话和事实至少在某一个舞台上共存,

4. Myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena.
    但神话与现实至少在一个竞技场上.

5. “The idea that the family is a stable and orderly unit in which father serves as economic provider and mother serves as emotional care giver is a myth,” said Judith Bruce, a leading author of the study.
    这份研究报告的一位主要撰稿人朱迪斯·布鲁斯说:"认为家庭是个稳定有序的单位、父亲是经济支柱、母亲是情感给予者的观点已经不现实了。

6. One myth is that voicing your rage will make you feel better.
    一种说法是把愤怒说出来会使人好受些。

7. It is a popular myth that great geniuses — the Einsteins, Picassos and Mozarts of this world — spring up out of nowhere as if touched by the finger of God.
    有一种流行的说法,世界上的伟大天才 -- 爱因斯坦们、毕加索们、莫扎特们,不知从什么地方突然冒了出来,似乎都是造物主的神功使然。

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