词典释义：
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
神话。
[mass noun]such stories collectively
［总称］ 神话
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the heroes of Greek myth .希腊神话中的英雄。
a widely held but false belief or idea
（普遍持有的）错误见解（或想法）
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dispelling the myth that croquet is a genteel Sunday afternoon pastime 消除认为槌球是一种上流社会星期日午后消遣的错误看法
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contrary to popular myth, the south-east does not consist entirely of rich people .与流行的错误看法相反，东南地区并不全是有钱人。
a misrepresentation of the truth
编造的话；谎言；歪曲
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attacking the party's irresponsible myths about privatization .抨击该党就私有化问题不负责任的歪曲言论。
a fictitious or imaginary person or thing
虚构的人（或事）；想像中的人（或事）。
an exaggerated or idealized conception of a person or thing
对人（或事物）所持有的夸大（或理想化）的概念；对人（或事物）的理想化看法；神话
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the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill myth .这本书是对丘吉尔这一神话进行的学术性研究。
"mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin
