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mythical

a. 神话的, 存在于神话中的, 神话式的, 不真实的, 虚构的, 幻想出来的

mythical

[ adj ]
based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
<adj.all>
mythical centaursthe fabulous unicorn

Mythic \Myth"ic\, Mythical \Myth"ic*al\, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.
See {Myth}.]
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature
of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful; mythological. --
{Myth"ic*al*ly}, adv.

The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.
Browning.

Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and
Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may
be questioned. --Macaulay.

Stories of hardships on the Great Trek and battles with African warriors have taken on mythical proportions for the country's 3 million Afrikaners, who dominate government and make up 60 percent of the white population.
LIVING and working in Bermuda is rather the reverse of the mythical ship-swallowing Bermuda triangle to which the island gives its name.
Daniel J. Travanti, no longer the tight-lipped Furillo of "Hill Street Blues," is entering a new phase in his campaign to breach "that mythical, mystical, invisible barrier" that separates television from movie actors.
Or a never-never land version of Plato's ideal state, given mythical historicity to make it more important?
The "Sangam," which takes it's name from a mythical fight between gods and demons over a pot of nectar, is held every 12 years when Jupiter enters Taurus and the Sun and the Moon are in Capricorn.
This time the film is "Willow," an adventure-fantasy set in a mythical place 4,500 years ago.
The vase was made by the sculptor Dioscourides and depicts men and women in a leafy setting _ probably the courtship of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis, who became the parents of the mythical Greek warrior Achilles.
The other was the canned apricots, which everybody liked - until they acquired a mythical reputation as the "last meal" for too many GIs.
Ms. Goodman concurs, adding that Mr. Nixon's role as a mythical figure is often overlooked "because so many people hate him."
The series "Ramayana," which depicts the trials and tribulations of the mythical warrior-god Rama, has been the most popular program ever on government-run Indian television.
Hoffman and Beatty as a couple of down-and-out songwriters in a caper in the mythical land of Ishtar; it was initially due for release last Christmas.
Continuous expansion is necessary for anyone to profit, and those on the bottom always end up losing out. Titles such as Alchemy and Midas, conjuring up mythical riches, give the game away.
Daedulus was a mythical Greek hero who built wings from wax and feathers and flew across the Aegean Sea.
They arrive expecting to find the mythical north, a land of industrial decay, an unemployment blackspot with all the attendant problems.
It excludes the element of fear and tragedy, essential to any myth and to any mature vision of life, in favour of sentimentality and cheap glamour. The mythical content gives such fiction a certain power.
Ronald Reagan is a mythical centaur.
The automobile has become a mythical symbol of personal freedom for many Americans.
He also mounted a one-man show "Pear Orchard, Texas," in which he portrayed a number of the mythical town's inhabitants.
The exercise began this week with mythical "intelligence reports" warning that Argentina was preparing again to invade the south Atlantic archipelago which it has long claimed.
"It's sort of a Lake Wobegone approach to medical education," Fidler said, referring to the mythical place made famous by humorist Garrison Keillor on his radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." Students say the videos are a good learning tool.
And then what about that critical neglect and condescension confounded by immediate popular acclaim? Lowry in his mythical reputation has enjoyed them all, and not just turn and turn about, but all at once.
It may just make them a winner." A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to bilking more than 180 Holiday Inn motels out of $6,000 to clean a mythical soiled suede skirt.

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