[N-VAR 可变名词]神话 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.
There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
有一个著名的希腊神话，讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。
...the world of magic and of myth.
魔法和神话的世界
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[N-VAR 可变名词]错误的看法（或认识）；编造的话；谎言 If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue.
Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.
和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。
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myth/mɪθ; NAmEmɪθ/noun[countable , uncountable ]1a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story 神话；神话故事SYN
legend
◆ancient Greek myths古希腊神话◆a creation myth (= that explains how the world began)创世的神话◆the heroes of myth and legend神话和传说中的英雄2something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false 虚构的东西；荒诞的说法；不真实的事SYN
fallacy
◆It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist).该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。◆Contrary to popular myth,women are not worse drivers than men. 都说女人开车比男人差，其实不然。☞see also
1an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not trueSYN fallacymyth of the myth of male superioritymyth that It was important to dispel the myth that AIDS was a gay disease.2an ancient story, especially one invented in order to explain natural or historical events → mythology: a book of Greek mythsmyth of the myth of Orpheus the giants of myth and fairytale →
urban myth
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COLLOCATIONSverbscreate a myth· Stalin created a lot of myths about himself.believe a myth· People still believe the myth that money will bring them happiness.explode/dispel/debunk a myth (=show that it is not true)· Our goal is to debunk the myth that science is boring.perpetuate a myth (=make it continue)· Let’s stop perpetuating this myth.a myth grows up (=starts)· A number of myths have grown up about their relationship.a myth persists (=it continues)· The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.myth has it that ... (=there is a myth that)· Myth had it that Mrs Thatcher only needed four hours sleep a night.adjectivesa common/popular myth (=that many people believe)· Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.a modern myth· Is it a modern myth that we are living in a classless society?a powerful myth (=that has a lot of influence on people)· There is a powerful myth that crime has increased – in fact there was much more crime 100 years ago.an enduring myth (=that has continued for a long time)· The idea that Kennedy was shot by the CIA is one of the enduring myths of our time.phrasesbe a complete/total myth· It’s a complete myth that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark.be a bit of a myth (=be not really true)· The whole story is a bit of a myth.the myths surrounding something (=relating to something)· the myths surrounding rural life
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