legend
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true. 傳說
...the legends of ancient Greece. …古希臘的傳說。
2. N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a legend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people. 傳奇人物[表贊許]
...blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. …佈魯斯音樂傳奇人物約翰·李·衚尅和B·B·金。
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legend /?l?d??nd/ (legends)
劍橋詞典
- In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often inextricable .
- Her appetite for shopping became the stuff of legend.
- Their legends were passed from generation to generation .
- He collects Norse legends.
- The opera is based on an Icelandic legend.
- 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 .
legend noun (STORY)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]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
傳說，傳奇故事；民間故事
The dance was based on several Hindu legends. 這個舞蹈是根據(jù)幾個印度傳說創(chuàng)作的。
She is writing a thesis on Irish legend and mythology . 她正在寫一篇關(guān)於愛爾蘭民間故事和神話的論文。
Legend has it (= people say) that he always wore his boots in bed . 傳說他縂是穿著靴子上牀。
This match will go into tennis legend (= it will always be remembered ). 這場比賽將成爲(wèi)網(wǎng)罈傳奇。
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legend noun (PERSON)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]someone very famous and admired , usually because of their ability in a particular area
傳奇人物
Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald once sang in this bar . 爵士樂罈傳奇人物埃拉?菲茨傑拉德曾經(jīng)在這個酒吧唱過歌。
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legend noun (EXPLANATION)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] formalthe words written on or next to a picture , map , coin , etc. that explain what it is about or what the symbols on it mean
（對圖畫、地圖、硬幣等的）說明，圖例