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词汇 semi-legendary
释义 semi-legendary
adjective
mainly UK(also mainly USsemilegendary)uk /ˌsem.iˈledʒ.ən.dri/ us /sem.iˈledʒ.ən.der.i/

semi-legendaryadjective (WELL-KNOWN)


known and admired or spoken about by a lot of people:
The poet had attained a kind of semi-legendary status among students for his outrageous behaviour.
Her adventures were semi-legendary, making her a heroine to many.
The deli's baked ham is semi-legendary.
The album is best known for its semilegendary title song.
Before it closed, the restaurant was a semi-legendary destination for travellers looking for a late-night place to eat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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
marquee
name
notoriety
notorious
notoriously
world-famous
world-renowned
Z-list

semi-legendaryadjective (FROM A STORY)


believed to have existed in history, but often the subject of legend(= old stories that are not always true):
The novel is based upon the semi-legendary tales of Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard.
Vortigern was a semi-legendary British king believed to have ruled in the 5th century.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accounts and stories
anecdote
another
anti-narrative
backstory
be another storyidiom
bodice-ripper
cautionary tale
horror story
in medias res
kompromat
legend
legendary
lore
reminiscence
rundown
running commentaryphrase
scenario
shaggy-dog story
strand
write something up

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