myth
noun
mɪθ
noun
1
an
idea
or
story
that
many
people
believe,
but
which
is
not
true
〔许多人相信的〕错误观念，荒诞说法;
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of
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the
myth
of
male
superiority
男性优越的错误思想
myth
that
the
myth
that
wisdom
accompanies
old
age
越老越有智慧的错误观念
Contrary
to
popular
myth
,
the
majority
of
accidents
are
not
caused
by
speeding
or
drunkenness.
与人们的普遍看法相反，大多数事故都不是超速驾驶或醉酒驾驶所造成的。
explode/dispel
a
myth
(show
that
it
is
not
true)
戳穿谬误，消除误解
It
was
important
to
dispel
the
myth
that
Aids
was
a
gay
disease.
一定要消除艾滋病是同性恋人的疾病这种错误认识。
2
an
ancient
story,
especially
one
invented
in
order
to
explain
natural
or
historical
events
〔古代的〕神话
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of
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the
myth
of
Orpheus
关于俄耳甫斯的神话
the
giants
of
myth
and
fairytale
神话和童话里的巨人