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mythic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Mythology
myth·ic /ˈmɪθɪk/ (also mythical) adjective [usually before noun]  1 RMvery great or famous 伟大的;著名的 He became a mythic figure in publishing. 他成了出版业的传奇人物。2 mythic proportions very great size or importance 很大的;非常重要的 a feat of mythic proportions 伟大的成就
Examples from the Corpus
mythicLike most mythic events, the Six-Day War actually happened, but not quite the way people remember it.Even the mythic good guys you read about have warts.If all this sounds rather mythic, it is because it is a myth.But the dispute will probably never be settled since both Topeka and Azusa Street have now achieved a certain mythic quality.Comparative cultural studies have now demonstrated beyond question that similar mythic tales are to be found in every quarter of this earth.I worried about the mythic trees you used to paint.Most commentators assume that this lake is situated in some mythic underworld.The stories contained mythic visions of riches in the Middle East.the mythic West
myth·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
famous or Corpus great very


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mythic
I
mythic /ˈmɪθɪk/ (also mythical) adjective [usually before noun]
1. very great or famous:
    He became a mythic figure in publishing.
2. mythic proportions very great size or importance:
    a feat of mythic proportions

II
mythical /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ (also mythic) adjective [usually before noun]
1. existing only in an ancient story:
    a mythical creature like the Minotaur
2. imagined or invented:
    all these mythical job prospects he keeps talking about


myth·icBrE /ˈmɪθɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪθɪk/ 🔊 adjective = mythical (1) , mythical (2) (also myth·ic·al) that has become very famous, like sb/sth in a myth 著名的;神话般的 SYN legendary Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions. 南极探险家斯科特是位赫赫有名的民族英雄。🔊🔊