mythology
n 神话学(myth神话+o+log+y)
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mythology
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◙ (pl. -ies), [mass noun] 1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition• [总称](尤指属于特定宗教或文化传统的)神话 »Ganesa was the god of wisdom and success in Hindu mythology. 在印度神话中,象头神是智慧和成功之神。 »[count noun] a book discussing Jewish and Christian mythologies. 一本讨论犹太教和基督教神话的书。 a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious• 虚夸不实之词;不符合事实的看法;荒诞无稽之谈 »we look for change in our thirties, not in our forties, as popular mythology has it. 我们在三十几岁时寻求改变,而不是像流行的错误说法所说的那样,在四十几岁才那么做。2. the study of myths• 神话学【派生】
♦ mythologer noun♦ mythologic adjective♦ mythological adjective♦ mythologically adverb♦ mythologist noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from French mythologie, or via late Latin from Greek muthologia, from muthos 'myth' + -logia (see -logy )
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