myth

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. 神話(huà)
There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. 一個(gè)著名的希臘神話(huà)中說(shuō)，伊卡洛斯飛得離太陽(yáng)太近了。
2. N-VAR If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. 謬見(jiàn)
Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. 與盛行的謬見(jiàn)相反，女人們并非揮霍無(wú)度。

The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress .
It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies .
The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population .
In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus .