legend

英 [ˈledʒənd]

美 [ˈledʒənd]

n. 传说; 传奇故事; (尤指某领域中的)传奇人物; (地图或书中图表的)图例，说明，解释

复数：legends　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4020 / COCA.3383

同义词辨析

legend myth saga【导航词义：传奇】

legendn. 传奇，传说

〔辨析〕

常指有关名人、勇士、历险、奇异事件等的古老传说。

〔例证〕

This oriental legend is fascinating.
这个东方传说很吸引人。
This legend is about Jesus' childhood.
这个传说讲的是耶稣小时候的事情。

mythn. 神话

〔辨析〕

尤指为解释自然或历史事件而编造的古老故事。

〔例证〕

The Greeks had many myths.
希腊人有许多神话故事。
Italian culture is full of ancient myths.
意大利文化充满古代神话。

sagan. 萨迦，传奇故事

〔辨析〕

原指有关北欧海盗的传说，现多指各类传奇故事。

〔例证〕

a Nordic saga of giants
一篇关于巨人的北欧萨迦
The Dell saga is well known.
戴尔的传奇故事非常出名。
He wrote a brilliant saga of the rise and collapse of a bank in Oklahoma.
他写了一篇关于俄克拉荷马州一家地方银行兴衰的精彩传奇故事。

牛津词典

noun

传说；传奇故事
a story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; this type of story
1. the legend of Robin Hood
  罗宾汉的传奇故事
2. the heroes of Greek legend
  希腊传说中的英雄
3. Legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a god.
  据传说这个湖是一位神仙的眼泪积聚而成的。
（尤指某领域中的）传奇人物
a very famous person, especially in a particular field, who is admired by other people
1. a jazz/tennis, etc. legend
  爵士乐、网球等的传奇人物
2. She was a legend in her own lifetime .
  她在世的时候就是一个传奇人物。
3. Many of golf's living legends were playing.
  当时有许多当世高尔夫球传奇选手在打球。
（地图或书中图表的）图例，说明，解释
the explanation of a map or a diagram in a book
（标志、徽记、硬币等物品上的）刻印文字，铭文
a piece of writing on a sign, a label, a coin, etc.

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 传说；传奇
Alegendis a very old and popular story that may be true.
1. ...the legends of ancient Greece...
  古希腊传说
2. ...the Robin Hood legend...
  罗宾汉传奇
3. The play was based on Irish legend.
  这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。
N-COUNT 传奇人物；巨匠；大师
If you refer to someone as alegend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people.
1. ...blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King.
  布鲁斯音乐大师约翰·李·胡克和B. B. 金
N-VAR 传奇故事；家喻户晓的故事；热门故事
Alegendis a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time.
1. The incident has since become a family legend...
  此事自此成为了家族传奇。
2. His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.
  他频繁地与死神擦肩而过，成了报章杂志的热门猛料。

英英释义

noun

brief description accompanying an illustration
Synonym:caption
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Synonym:fable

双语例句

And those sculptures are all gods in the legend.
而那些雕塑就是传说中的神了。
His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.
他频繁地与死神擦肩而过，成了报章杂志的热门猛料。
He is the hero of an old legend.
他是一个古老传说中的英雄。
Hu Xueyan had already been a legend when he was alive.
胡雪岩活着的时候，就已经是一个传奇了。
I really felt that a legend was about to be born.
我感觉到一个传奇马上就要诞生了。
This is not a legend, which is you and I agreed.
这不是传说，这是你我约定。
The play was based on Irish legend.
这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。
The incident has since become a family legend
此事自此成为了家族传奇。
She is writing a thesis on Irish legend and mythology.
她正在写一篇有关爱尔兰民间传说和神话的论文。
The course is about fable and legend in modern literature.
这门课专讲现代文学中的神话和传奇作品。