myth
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR 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. 神話
There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. 一個著名的希臘神話中說，伊卡洛斯飛得離太陽太近了。
2. N-VAR If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. 謬見
Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. 與盛行的謬見相反，女人們竝非揮霍無度。
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myth /mɪθ/ (myths)
剑桥词典
- The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress .
- It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies .
- The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population .
- In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
- The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus .
myth noun (ANCIENT STORY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]an ancient story or set of stories , especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts
神話
ancient myths 古代神話
The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth. 孩子們喜歡聽希臘、羅馬神話中衆神的故事。
Most societies have their own creation myths. 大多數社會都有它們自己的創世神話。
例句
myth noun (FALSE IDEA)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] disapprovinga commonly believed but false idea
普遍但卻錯誤的看法，無根據的觀唸
Statistics disprove the myth that women are worse drivers than men. 統計數據証明，女人駕車技術比男人差的觀唸是錯誤的。 返回 myth