| 英语单词 | mythical |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['mɪθɪkl] 美 ['mɪθɪkl] |
| 中文释义 | adj.神话的;虚构的;杜撰出来的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Their wealth is merely mythical. (2) The artefact, made of gold, symbolises a mythical octopus with eight tentacles and a stylised human head displaying cat-like features. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他们的财富完全是虚构的。 (2) 这件由纯金制成的手工艺品绘有一只虚构的具有八只触角的章鱼,以及一个当地常见的看上去类似于猫的人头图案。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Mythical means from myth, fables, or other traditional stories. A mythical story has no basis in historical events. Sometimes someone whose deeds far outshine others is referred to as mythical. |
| vocabulary扩展 | There are a number of mythical animals that inhabit stories from around the globe. A white horse with a horn protruding from its forehead, the unicorn, is a mythical beast that is very popular worldwide. Much of Western art takes mythical stories, gods, goddesses, or other spirit creatures as subject matter. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]神话的;只存在于神话中的 Something or someone that is mythical exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary. [usu ADJ n]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]虚构的;杜撰的 If you describe something as mythical, you mean that it is untrue or does not exist. [usu ADJ n]
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