(chiefly technical)a myth or mythology (主技)神话;神话学 ■a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure (传统或反复出现的)故事主题;(传统或常出现的)情节结构 ■a set of beliefs or assumptions about something (对某事物的一整套)信念,看法;假设 the rhetoric and mythos of science create the comforting image of linear progression toward truth. 科学富有说服力的表述与假设会催生这样一种令人欣慰的看法,认为通往真理的进程是直线式的。