noun🔗ShareМиф, преданиеA traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc."The story of the school's founder, a wise and magical woman, is a myth that explains how the school was built. "История основательницы школы, мудрой и волшебной женщины, — это миф, объясняющий, как была построена школа.mythologyreligionculturestorytraditionphilosophyliteraturesupernaturalhistoryworldsoulessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМифSuch stories as a genre."The stories about the school's legendary basketball team are just a myth; they never actually won the state championship. "Истории о легендарной баскетбольной команде школы — всего лишь миф; они никогда на самом деле не выигрывали чемпионат штата.mythologystoryliteraturereligioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМиф, заблуждение, вымыселA commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality."Scientists debunk the myth that gum stays in the human stomach for seven years."Ученые развенчивают миф о том, что жвачка остается в желудке человека на семь лет.storymythologyculturereligionphilosophyliteraturetraditionsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМиф, легендаA person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend"Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)"Отец Фланаган был легендой, его учреждение - американским мифом.mythologyculturereligionliteraturestorytraditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМиф, вымыселA person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable."The story about the student who got perfect scores in every subject was just a myth; no one actually knew of such a student. "История о студенте, который получал отличные оценки по всем предметам, была всего лишь мифом; никто на самом деле не знал такого студента.mythologystoryliteratureculturereligionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading