myth
noun uk/mɪθ/ us/mɪθ/
(ANCIENT STORY)
B2 [ C or U ]神话
an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts
ancient myths 古代神话
The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth. 孩子们喜欢听希腊、罗马神话中众神的故事。
Most societies have their own creation myths. 大多数社会都有它们自己的创世神话。
Compare: epic nounfolk talelegend (STORY)saga
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- In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
- The play is an adaptation of the Greek myth of Orpheus.
(FALSE IDEA)
C1 [ C or U ] disapproving普遍但却错误的看法，无根据的观念
a commonly believed but false idea
Statistics disprove the myth that women are worse drivers than men. 统计数据证明，女人驾车技术比男人差的观念是错误的。
It can be difficult to disentangle fact from myth.
See also: urban myth
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- It's a myth that you have to wash your hair every day.
- The article rebuts five myths about the Vatican.
- The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population.
- The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus.