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lore has it that + clause
表示“据传说/传统说法”的句型，类似 legend has it that。
Lore has it that the lake is bottomless.
传说这个湖深不见底。
传统知识；民间传说
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
传统知识；民间传说
lore
Lore has it that the lake is bottomless.
传说这个湖深不见底。
关于某一话题通过教育或经验积累的所有事实和传统。
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
鸟类、爬行动物和两栖动物眼睛与鼻孔之间的区域。
The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
昆虫脸颊的前部。
The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
The old sailor shared stories full of seafaring lore with the young crew.
老水手与年轻船员分享了充满航海知识的传说故事。
Local lore says the lake was formed by a giant's tears, but geologists have a different explanation.
当地传说称这个湖是巨人的眼泪形成的，但地质学家有不同的解释。
She spent years studying the lore of the forest, learning which plants healed and which poisoned.
她花了多年研究森林的学问，了解哪些植物能治病，哪些有毒。
表示“据传说/传统说法”的句型，类似 legend has it that。
Lore has it that the lake is bottomless.
传说这个湖深不见底。
of 后接地方、群体或领域，表示“关于…的传统知识/传说”。
The lore of the ancient Celts has been passed down for centuries.
古凯尔特人的传说已经流传了几个世纪。
about 后接话题，说明 lore 的具体内容。
There is much lore about the healing properties of this plant.
关于这种植物的药用功效有很多传说。
according to 后可用 local、ancient 等形容词或所有格修饰 lore，表示所说的依据。
According to local lore, the mountain is home to a dragon.
根据当地传说，这座山上住着一条龙。
Not this
According to the lore, we must pay taxes.
Use this
According to the law, we must pay taxes.
lore 指“传统知识或民间传说”，是不可数名词；law 才表示“法律”。两者发音相近（常同读作 /lɔː/），易被混淆。这里句子要求的是法律义务，因此必须用 law。
Not this
There is a famous lore that the moon is made of cheese.
Use this
There is a famous legend that the moon is made of cheese.
lore 是“传统知识、传说”的总称，通常不可数，不能直接说 a lore 或 a famous lore 来指一个具体的故事；指单个传说、故事时，应使用可数名词 legend（或 tale）。这里说的“一个著名的传说”只能用 a famous legend。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古老的传说；古代知识
The guide shared ancient lore about the mountain's hidden caves.
向导分享了关于这座山隐藏洞穴的古老传说。
地方传说；当地传闻
According to local lore, the bridge was built by giants.
据当地传说，这座桥是巨人建造的。
传统知识；传统传说
Traditional lore tells farmers when to plant their crops.
传统知识告诉农民什么时候种植庄稼。
口传知识；口头传说
The community's oral lore is passed from grandparents to grandchildren.
这个社区的口头传说由祖父母传给孙辈。
民间传说；普遍传闻
Popular lore says that the old house is haunted.
民间传说那栋老房子闹鬼。
从前一个阴郁的子夜，我独自沉思，慵懒无力，读着许多古怪而有趣、已被遗忘的传说书卷——
The opening line of Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven". The narrator is reading old books of forgotten lore to distract himself from his sadness.
这是埃德加·爱伦·坡1845年诗作《乌鸦》的开头。叙述者正在阅读许多被人遗忘的传说知识书籍，以排解忧伤。
Use lore naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“lore”听起来像“老”，老一辈口传下来的知识和传说，就是lore。
语域：mixed 常见场景：民俗或历史讨论、奇幻作品与游戏设定、日常闲谈 该词通常指通过传统或传闻积累的知识，多用于民俗、奇幻作品或游戏设定等语境；在正式书面语中较常见，日常口语中较少使用。
lore 与 more、score、shore 押韵，韵母均为 /ɒː/；lone、love、lose 拼写相似但发音不同，分别读 /ləʊn/、/lʌv/、/luːz/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.