| 词汇 | myth |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1830, from Gk. mythos "speech, thought, story, myth," of unknown origin.Myths are "stories about divine beings, generally arranged in a coherent system; they are revered as true and sacred; they are endorsed by rulers and priests; and closely linked to religion. Once this link is broken, and the actors in the story are not regarded as gods but as human heroes, giants or fairies, it is no longer a myth but a folktale. Where the central actor is divine but the story is trivial ... the result is religious legend, not myth." [J. Simpson & S. Roud, "Dictionary of English Folklore," Oxford, 2000, p.254]General sense of "untrue story, rumor" is from 1840. 词根记忆： n. 神话;虚构的理论We don't believe the myth that racial discrimination was imposed by God.我们并不相信种族歧视是上帝加诸于人的观念. |
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