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myth n.神话；虚构的故事 (1) 这是一个关于我们这个时代的神话故事。(2) 维纳斯是希腊神话中的女神之一。(3) 他吹嘘的那个有钱的叔叔只是个乌有翁。(4) 关于他非常富有的说法完全是捏造出来的。(5) 我不相信一见钟情的说法。 You may have studied Greek or Roman myths in which gods and goddesses wage war and play tricks on each other. These myths are not necessarily true stories from the past — the main idea is that they explain certain ideas about the world and how people act. The story might be accepted as true and serve to explain some fact about the world, or it might be known to be made-up but nevertheless illustrates something about people or history.

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英 [mɪθ] 美 [mɪθ] (1) This is the story of a myth of our times.(2) Venus is one of the goddess in Greek myth.(3) The rich uncle of whom he boasts is only a myth.(4) His story about is very wealthy is a complete myth.(5) I don't believe in the myth of love at the first sight. A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is. A creation myth, for example, is a story that tells how the world came into being. 1[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2[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。

英语单词	myth
英美音标	英 [mɪθ] 美 [mɪθ]
中文释义	n.神话；虚构的故事
英语例句	(1) This is the story of a myth of our times. (2) Venus is one of the goddess in Greek myth. (3) The rich uncle of whom he boasts is only a myth. (4) His story about is very wealthy is a complete myth. (5) I don't believe in the myth of love at the first sight.
中文例句	(1) 这是一个关于我们这个时代的神话故事。 (2) 维纳斯是希腊神话中的女神之一。 (3) 他吹嘘的那个有钱的叔叔只是个乌有翁。 (4) 关于他非常富有的说法完全是捏造出来的。 (5) 我不相信一见钟情的说法。
vocabulary简明	A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is. A creation myth, for example, is a story that tells how the world came into being.
vocabulary扩展	You may have studied Greek or Roman myths in which gods and goddesses wage war and play tricks on each other. These myths are not necessarily true stories from the past — the main idea is that they explain certain ideas about the world and how people act. The story might be accepted as true and serve to explain some fact about the world, or it might be known to be made-up but nevertheless illustrates something about people or history.
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [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。

Myth Story Explain Greek World People True Past