Word · Frequency #3413
myths
神话
myths is the plural of myth.
myth
- 1.
A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
体现对某些事实或现象的信仰的传统故事,通常自然力量和灵魂被人格化；关于神、英雄、世界或民族起源的神圣叙述
- 2.
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
被接受为历史的传统故事；用于解释一个民族的世界观
- 3.
Such stories as a genre.
作为一种体裁的此类故事
- 4.
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
普遍持有但错误的信念,常见的误解；虚构或想象的人或事物；对真实人物或事件的理想化或夸大的流行观念
- 5.
A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend
基于流行传说而被过度或准宗教崇拜的人或事物
- 6.
A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
仅存在于想象中或其实际存在无法验证的人或事物
- 7.
An invented story, theory, or concept.
虚构的故事、理论或概念
体现对某些事实或现象的信仰的传统故事,通常自然力量和灵魂被人格化；关于神、英雄、世界或民族起源的神圣叙述；被接受为历史的传统故事；用于解释一个民族的世界观；作为一种体裁的此类故事；普遍持有但错误的信念,常见的误解；虚构或想象的人或事物；对真实人物或事件的理想化或夸大的流行观念；基于流行传说而被过度或准宗教崇拜的人或事物
In use
The teacher told us an ancient Greek myth about the sun god.
Many cultures have a creation myth that explains how the world began.
In class, we compared the flood myths from different countries.
the myth of [noun]
The myth of Hercules is well-known in Greek mythology.
赫拉克勒斯的神话在希腊神话中广为人知。
the myth that [clause]
The myth that eating carrots improves night vision has been debunked.
吃胡萝卜能改善夜视的谬论已被揭穿。
it is a myth that [clause]
Connections
Collocations
- ancient myth
- 古老的神话
- Many ancient myths explain natural phenomena.许多古老的神话解释了自然现象。
- Greek myth
- 希腊神话
- Greek myths are full of gods and heroes.希腊神话充满了神和英雄。
- urban myth
- 都市传说
- That story about alligators in sewers is just an urban myth.那个关于下水道里有鳄鱼的故事只是一个都市传说。
- dispel a myth
- 破除迷思
- The article aims to dispel the myth that eating carrots improves eyesight.这篇文章旨在破除吃胡萝卜能改善视力的迷思。
- popular myth
- 流行的迷思
- The popular myth that we only use 10% of our brains has been debunked.我们只使用了大脑10%的这个流行迷思已被揭穿。
- create a myth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想中文'迷思'(mí sī)，意为误导的想法，与myth'虚构之事'对应。
Context & Register
neutral; contexts: mythology, everyday figurative use; note_zh: 本词有两个常用义：一是‘神话’（用于神话传说），二是‘虚构的事/人’（多用于日常讨论）。两种用法均常见，前者更正式，后者较口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'myth' (same /ɪθ/ ending): pith, with, kith, smith. Warning: words spelled similarly but pronounced differently: math (/æθ/), moth (/ɔːθ/), month (/ʌnθ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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