| 词汇 | legend |
| 释义 | legend noun uk /ˈledʒ.ənd/ us /ˈledʒ.ənd/ legendnoun (STORY)B2[ C or U ] a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person: 传说，传奇故事;民间故事 The dance was based on several Hindu legends.这个舞蹈是根据几个印度传说创作的。 She is writing a thesis on Irish legend and mythology.她正在写一篇关于爱尔兰民间故事和神话的论文。 Legend has it(= people say) that he always wore his boots in bed.传说他总是穿着靴子上床。 This match will go into tennis legend (= it will always be remembered).这场比赛将成为网坛传奇。 Compare epicnoun folk tale myth(ANCIENT STORY) saga In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often inextricable.说起亚瑟王，传说和真相常常交织在一起。 Her appetite for shopping became the stuff of legend.她购物的狂热劲儿远近闻名。 Their legends were passed from generation to generation. He collects Norse legends. The opera is based on an Icelandic legend. Accounts and stories anecdote another anti-narrative backstory be another storyidiom bodice-ripper cautionary tale horror story in medias res kompromat legendary lore reminiscence rundown running commentaryphrase scenario semi-legendary strand write something up yarn legendnoun (PERSON)C1[ C ] someone very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular area: 传奇人物 Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald once sang in this bar.爵士乐坛传奇人物埃拉‧菲茨杰拉德曾经在这个酒吧唱过歌。 someone famous celebrityThe magazine is all about the lives of celebrities. celebWhich celeb recently spent $60,000 on an engagement ring? slebUKShe was last spotted interviewing a minor sleb on the red carpet. starHer ambition was always to become a movie star. superstarRock superstar Elton John grew up working class in England. legendHe became a legend in his own lifetime. She was a legend on Broadway. Miles Davis was a jazz legend. He was a legend among actors. Singing legend Shirley Bassey performed here. He was a legend in his own lifetime. Famous people Archimedes Aristotle big name boldface boldfaced celebrity glitterati Hippocrates household name immortal it girl Julius Caesar luminary notable pantheon personage personality public figure superstar VIP legendnoun (EXPLANATION)[ C ]formal the words written on or next to a picture, map, coin, etc. that explain what it is about or what the symbols on it mean（对图画、地图、硬币等的）说明，图例 Pieces of writing annotation biographic blog post caption Chyron creative writing cutting draft femslash intertextual intertextuality intertextually juvenilia passage self-portrait subheading thought piece transcript uncaptioned versification Idiombe a legend in your own lifetime legend | American Dictionarylegend noun us/ˈledʒ·ənd/ legendnoun (STORY)[ C/U ] literature an old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person: [ U ]Cajun legend suggests that white alligators are a symbol of prosperity. legendnoun (FAME)[ C ] someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area: Louis Armstrong is a jazz legend. legendnoun (EXPLANATION)[ C ] the words written on or next to a picture, map, coin, etc., that explain what it is about or what the symbols on it mean Examples of legendlegend That raises the question of why the legend arose in the first place. The earliest years of an artist's life are always the most difficult to trace with accuracy, being the most heavily encrusted with legend. This usually leaves the remaining swans swimming innocently and mutely in the early dawn light of a new era, leaving only a tragic legend behind. The text is complemented with clear and informative figs and well written legends. Medievalists would argue that ethnic identities are constructed primarily through the invention of legends of common descent, often articulated in contexts of political conflict. Arguably all societies are based on myths and legends in religious, political, and ethnic realms. The numbers of spatial grids used in each region are tabulated in the legend of figure 2. Excessive lettering should be avoided on the figure and should be inserted in the legend. Inversely, iconic representations do not always need a legend as the relations between sound and graphical forms are much more intuitive. The dominant narrative told the story of kingdoms rising and falling and was based on fragments of classical texts and coin legends. Surely there is both a historical example and a cautionary tale here, which the legends meant to convey. Legend : highlighted rows - structures for which the qualitative and quantitative curvature judgements do not match. The energies quoted in the legend are those of the mean kinetic energy per nucleon of the ions. This does not mean that the sagas were static, fossilised legends from a medieval past. The fact that the same legend is found in both types of sources helps corroborate this assumption. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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