mythology

mythology
(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
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mythologer
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mythologic
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mythological
adjective
mythologically
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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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