myth是什么意思（myth的用法）

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一、myth是什么意思

1、myth 神话

2、来自希腊语mythos,想法，故事，神话，口口相传的传说，词源不详。可能来自某拟声词根mu,说话。比较其与mystery的词义区别。

二、myth的用法

1、myth (n.)

2、1830, from French Mythe (1818) and directly from Modern Latin mythus, from Greek mythos "speech, thought, story, myth, anything delivered by word of mouth," 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.

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