legend

legend
noun

a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated
传说
the legend of King Arthur.
亚瑟王的传说。
[mass noun]according to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.
传说中他将爱尔兰所有的蛇都赶走了。
an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field
（尤指特定领域中）著名人物；臭名昭著的人
the man was a living legend.
那是个活的传奇人物。
a screen legend.
银幕传奇人物。
an inscription, especially on a coin or medal
（硬币或徽章上刻的）图案
■a caption
插图说明
a picture of a tiger with the legend ‘Go ahead make my day’.
一幅老虎画像，上写“干吧，让我高兴”。
■the wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used
（地图或图表上的）图例
see legend to Fig. 1.
见图1的图例。
(historical)the story of a saint's life
(史)（圣贤的）传奇故事，圣贤集
the mosaics illustrate the Legends of the Saints.
镶嵌图画描述圣人的传奇故事。

adjective

[predic.]very well known
十分出名的
his speed and ferocity in attack were legend.
他出击的速度和凶猛尽人皆知。

语源

Middle English (in sense 4): from Old French legende, from medieval Latin legenda 'things to be read', from Latin legere 'read'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent

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