myth
[mɪθ] noun
ANCIENT STORY 古代故事
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining in a literary way the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts 神话•ancient myths古代神话 •The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth.那些孩子都喜欢听希腊、罗马神话中诸神的故事。 •Most societies have their own creation myths.大多数社会都有自己的创世神话。
[mɪθ] noun
FALSE IDEA 错误的看法
ADVANCED countable + that disapproving
■a commonly believed but false idea 普遍但却错误的看法，无根据的观念•Statistics disprove the myth that women are worse drivers than men.统计数据证明，女人驾驶技术比男人差的观念是错误的。 |