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词汇 mythos
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Definition of mythos in English:

mythos

nounPlural mythoi ˈmɪθɒsˈmʌɪθɒsˈmiTHōs
technical
  • 1A myth or mythology.

    〈主技〉神话;神话学

    the Arthurian mythos
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this unique, austere interpretation of the Arthurian mythos, there isn't a shot or a camera movement that doesn't represent thought - and love.
    • Much of the traditional Arthurian mythos has simply been left out.
    • The Vulcan of the Islamic mythos was named Jabr.
    • A really obvious example of this happened when the Romans invaded Greece, and ultimately adopted a modified version of the Greek mythos.
    Synonyms
    folk tale, story, folk story, legend, tale, fable, saga, allegory, parable, tradition, lore, folklore
    1. 1.1 (in literature) a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure.
      (传统或反复出现的)故事主题;(传统或常出现的)情节结构
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As is well known, a powerful mythos surrounds this film, based on the popularity - with both black and white audiences - of the title character as well as the great financial success of the film.
      • This is the central mythos, the guiding narrative, of modernity of course.
      • This is the mythos of tragedy, combined with a glorious transcendence of conflict.
      • So don't be surprised if there are gaps and holes in the whole mythos stemming from the ‘prequels’.
      • For Frye this meant that there were four archetypal plot modes, or mythoi, that characterized Western literature.
      Synonyms
      storyline, story, chain of events, scenario, action, thread
    2. 1.2 A set of beliefs or assumptions about something.
      (对某事物的一整套)信念,看法;假设
      the rhetoric and mythos of science create the comforting image of linear progression toward truth

      科学富有说服力的表述与假设会催生这样一种令人欣慰的看法,即通往真理的进程是直线式的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The mythos about travel as something special is discussed in relation to seeking the foreign, plus the assumed positive effects of travel and its role in the civilizing process.
      • I told them both about my crusade to spread the word of sustainability and debunk the mythos about long-haired, granola-eating folk that surrounds it.
      • Really otherwise uninteresting people can be celebrities; it deconstructs the whole mythos.
      • But the popular perception of Margaret as the woman who renounced the ‘man she loved’ for the sake of Church and Crown, was part and parcel of the royal mythos for over forty years.
      • The fact that she is on record as being sexually experimental simply feeds into that mythos.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Greek.

Definition of mythos in US English:

mythos

nounˈmiTHōs
technical
  • 1A myth or mythology.

    〈主技〉神话;神话学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Much of the traditional Arthurian mythos has simply been left out.
    • In this unique, austere interpretation of the Arthurian mythos, there isn't a shot or a camera movement that doesn't represent thought - and love.
    • The Vulcan of the Islamic mythos was named Jabr.
    • A really obvious example of this happened when the Romans invaded Greece, and ultimately adopted a modified version of the Greek mythos.
    Synonyms
    folk tale, story, folk story, legend, tale, fable, saga, allegory, parable, tradition, lore, folklore
    1. 1.1 (in literature) a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure.
      (传统或反复出现的)故事主题;(传统或常出现的)情节结构
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is the central mythos, the guiding narrative, of modernity of course.
      • This is the mythos of tragedy, combined with a glorious transcendence of conflict.
      • For Frye this meant that there were four archetypal plot modes, or mythoi, that characterized Western literature.
      • As is well known, a powerful mythos surrounds this film, based on the popularity - with both black and white audiences - of the title character as well as the great financial success of the film.
      • So don't be surprised if there are gaps and holes in the whole mythos stemming from the ‘prequels’.
      Synonyms
      storyline, story, chain of events, scenario, action, thread
    2. 1.2 A set of beliefs or assumptions about something.
      (对某事物的一整套)信念,看法;假设
      the rhetoric and mythos of science create the comforting image of linear progression toward truth

      科学富有说服力的表述与假设会催生这样一种令人欣慰的看法,即通往真理的进程是直线式的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The mythos about travel as something special is discussed in relation to seeking the foreign, plus the assumed positive effects of travel and its role in the civilizing process.
      • The fact that she is on record as being sexually experimental simply feeds into that mythos.
      • But the popular perception of Margaret as the woman who renounced the ‘man she loved’ for the sake of Church and Crown, was part and parcel of the royal mythos for over forty years.
      • I told them both about my crusade to spread the word of sustainability and debunk the mythos about long-haired, granola-eating folk that surrounds it.
      • Really otherwise uninteresting people can be celebrities; it deconstructs the whole mythos.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Greek.

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