| 词汇 | legendary |
| 释义 | legendary adjective uk /ˈledʒ.ən.dri/ us /ˈledʒ.der.i/ legendaryadjective (FAMOUS)C1 very famous and admired or spoken about: 名声显赫的;津津乐道的 He became editor of the legendary Irish journal "The Bell".他当上了著名的爱尔兰杂志《钟》的编辑。 The English are legendary (= well known)for their incompetence with languages.英国人语言能力欠佳是出了名的。 known and recognized by many people famousShe went from poor and anonymous to rich and famous. well knownShe's a well-known artist. renownedThe area is renowned for its beauty. world-famousThey stayed in a world-famous hotel. celebratedHe's a celebrated writer of children's stories. legendaryHe once met the legendary singer, Eartha Kitt. His drinking was legendary. His son was the legendary trumpeter, Miles Davis. Their parties were legendary for their lavishness. All the obituaries mentioned his legendary rudeness. He worked for the legendary Ball brothers. Fame and famous A-list A-lister acclaimed annal anyone catapult fore go down in the annalsidiom high-profile hit the headlinesidiom household word legend name notoriety notorious notoriously overexposed world-famous world-renowned Z-list legendaryadjective (FROM A STORY)C1 from a legend: 传说的，传奇的 a legendary Greek hero希腊传奇英雄 Was King Arthur a real or a legendary character?亚瑟王是确有其人还是一个传说中的人物？ True, real, false, and unreal actual actuality actually all that glitters is not goldidiom alternate reality false false flag falsely fantastical fever dream not so muchidiom nothing could be further from the truthidiom nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom parallel universe post-factual unreal untrue untruly unverifiable urban myth You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Accounts and stories legendary | American Dictionarylegendary adjective us/ˈledʒ·ənˌder·i/ legendaryadjective (OF STORIES)of or relating to an old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person: legendary tales of great deeds (= wonderful things that someone did) legendaryadjective (FAMOUS)of or describing someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area: the legendary magician Houdini Examples of legendarylegendary In the pre-nation-state period, antiquity was perceived as belonging to the legendary sphere. Their domain was the salon, the site of idyllic mixing, legendary for its accessibility, heterogeneity. More remarkable still, most of the leading characters in the legendary period of conflict were still living in the vicinity. He defended his arguments with examples from the lives of legendary and historical heroines, with supporting citations from an array of ancient and modern writers. Finally, we seek the advice of a manager whose sharp intellect and wide experience within the company are legendary. The episode has now achieved a legendary and almost mythical status. In many cultures, personae are the literal incarnation of tradition, projecting a past (legendary or historical) onto the present and into the future. The legendary safety net is a case in point. He devotes more than a hundred pages to the military martyrs, most of whom were legendary and the creations of a later era. One area where mismanagement was legendary was in the production rooms. His reasons for this conclusion are not terribly lucid, though they have something to do with the legendary difficulty of inventing an alphabet. A necessary stage in the assessment of any historical figure is the identification of the legendary aspects that make up that figure's reputation. His publicised presence in the festival's legendary originating event undoubtedly affirms the ethos of magical realism within vallenato. Legendary to describe a football player is much like fabulous, especially if he is awesome. Dons, their standing not yet reduced by the depredations of novelists, were awesome, even legendary figures. See all examples of legendary 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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