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myth
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- pronunciation:
- mIth
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noun |
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a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do.
神话
An old Egyptian myth tells why the Nile River floods every year.一个古老的埃及神话讲的是为什么尼罗河每年泛滥。- synonyms:
- folklore, legend
- similar words:
- allegory, epic, fable, history, narrative, story, tale, tradition
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| definition 2: |
a story, person, or thing that has been made up or imagined and is not real.
虚构的故事
Her story about seeing an alien spacecraft is a myth.她的关于看到了一艘外星人飞船的故事是虚构的。- synonyms:
- fiction
- similar words:
- fable, fairy tale, fantasy, story, tale
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similar to myth |
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allegory, ballad, epic, fable, folk tale, parable, story, tale |
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some mythological characters |
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Atlas, centaur, Cyclops, fairy, giant, gnome, Hercules, Hermes, hero, heroine, Midas, Muse, nymph, Orion |
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some gods of Greek mythology |
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Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Demeter, Hera, Pan, Pluto, Poseidon, Uranus, Zeus |
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some gods of Roman mythology |
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Ceres, Cupid, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Neptune, Saturn, Venus |
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