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legend
le·gend / 5lZdVEnd ; 5ledVEnd /noun
1. C,Uan old, well-known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical events传说,传奇(故事);
myth:
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the legend of St George and the dragon圣乔治和龙的传说
ancient Greek legends古希腊传说故事
according to legend
According to legend, he escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea.据传,他是跳崖入海逃生的。
Legend has it that prisoners were brought here to be executed.传说囚犯是被带到这里来执行死刑的。
2. Csomeone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something传奇人物:
tennis / footballing / music etc legend
We must put more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis legends of the future.我们若想造就未来网坛的传奇人物,就必须在这项运动上投入更多资金。
a marvellous player who was a legend in his own lifetime 在世的时候是一名传奇人物的杰出球员
living legend at LIVING¹ (6)
3. Cliterarywords that have been written somewhere, for example on a sign〔匾额等上的〕镌刻文字,铭文:
A sign above the door bore the legend 'patience is a virtue'.门的上方有一块匾额,上面写着“忍耐即美德”。
4. Ctechnicalthe words that explain a picture or map〔图片或地图的〕文字说明,图例

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