myth

名词 myth:

1. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

1. The myth that eating carrot improved your eyesight was exploded years ago.
   认为吃胡萝卜可以改善视力的海外奇谈，多年前已祛除殆尽。
2. 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。
3. A romanticized or popularized myth of modern times.
   现代神话现代被浪漫化或普遍流行的神话
4. A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.
   巨人民间传说或神话中与以上的人种相似的人

myth

n.（名词）

A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society:
神话；神话故事：一种传统的、通常是古代的故事，它涉及有超自然的生灵、祖先或作为人们世俗目光中重要而典型的英雄人物，如通过解释自然界的方面或描写心理、风俗或社会思想：
例句：
the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.
爱神厄洛斯和塞姬的神话；神话创造

Such stories considered as a group:
神话：被认为一个群体的那些故事：
例句：
the realm of myth.
神话王国

A story, a theme, an object, or a character regarded as embodying an aspect of a culture:
神话式人物（或事物）：认为表现文化某一方面的故事、主题或人物：
例句：
a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.
名星的声誉使她变得神秘；郊区拓荒者的传奇

A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
虚构；部分事实：虚构或半真实的人物，尤指形成部分意识形态的
A fictitious story, person, or thing:
传说；虚构的人（物）：虚构的小说、人或事情：
例句：
.German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth.(Leon Wolff)
.在西方战线上，德军的大炮的优势纯属虚构.(莱昂·沃尔夫)

来源：
New Latin mtthus
现代拉丁语 mtthus
from Late Latin mtthos
源自 后期拉丁语 mtthos
from Greek muthos
源自 希腊语 muthos