legend 详细解释

legend

['ledʒənd]

n.传说, 传奇, 图例

n.

1. 传说; 传奇故事; 传奇文学[C][U]

He is the hero of an old legend.

他是一个古老传说中的英雄。

2. 传说中的人(或事), 传奇人物[C]

His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time.

他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

3. (硬币, 奖章等上面的)铭文, 刻字[C]

4. (地图, 图片等的)说明; 图例[C]

词形变化

名词复数:legends

词义辨析

同义:

n.传说; 故事; 虚构小说

story  fiction  myth  fable  folklore  fairy tale  

同义参见:

knowledge  romance  fantasy  

英英释义

名词 legend:

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

同义词:fable

brief description accompanying an illustration

同义词:caption

补充

legendlegend英:[ˈledʒənd] 美:[ˈlɛdʒənd]n.1.传说, 传奇故事This is a popular legend.这是一个民间传说。2.传奇人物Both men were legends in their own time.这两个人在他们各自的时代都是传奇式人物。

例句

1. The play was based on Irish legend.这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。 2. The incident has since become a family legend.这件事自此成为了家族传奇。 3. His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.他多次与死神擦肩而过, 媒体竞相报道这一传奇故事。 4. Both men were legends in their own time.他们两个都是各自时代的传奇人物。 5. Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn好莱坞传奇人物奥黛丽•赫本 6. blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King传奇蓝调歌手约翰•李•胡克和B.B. 金 7. the legend of King Arthur.亚瑟王的传说。 8. [mass noun]according to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.传说中他将爱尔兰所有的蛇都赶走了。 9. the man was a living legend.那是个活的传奇人物。 10. a screen legend.银幕传奇人物。 11. a picture of a tiger with the legend ‘Go ahead make my day’.一幅老虎画像,上写“干吧,让我高兴”。 12. see legend to Fig. 1.见图1的图例。 13. the mosaics illustrate the legends of the Saints.镶嵌图画描述圣人的传奇故事。 14. his speed and ferocity in attack were legend.他出击的速度和凶猛尽人皆知。 15. the legend of Robin Hood罗宾汉传奇 16. According to legend, Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest.根据传说,罗宾汉住在舍伍德森林里。 17. a movie/jazz/baseball legend电影╱爵士音乐╱棒球明星 18. Michael Jordan, the legendary basketball star篮球巨星米高˙佐敦 19. I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.我听说过关于这个森林的种种传说,但我不相信。 20. the legend of a lost continent关于一个已消失大陆的传说 21. "According to legend, the city was destroyed by a great flood in ancient times. = legend has it that the city was destroyed by a great flood in ancient times."据传说,这座城市在古代被大洪水摧毁了。 22. He has become a baseball legend.他已成为棒球界的传奇人物。 23. a guitar-playing legend传奇吉他手 24. She is a legend in her own time. = She is a living legend. [=she has become a legend while still living]她成了她那个时代的传奇人物。 25. The gravestone bears the legend “Rest in Peace.”墓碑上刻着铭文“安息吧”。