legend中文意思

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legend
/ 5ledVEnd /

◙ noun
1. a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated
• 传说
»the legend of King Arthur.
  亚瑟王的传说。
»[mass noun] according to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.
  传说中他将爱尔兰所有的蛇都赶走了。
2. an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field
• （尤指特定领域中）著名人物；臭名昭著的人
»the man was a living legend.
  那是个活的传奇人物。
»a screen legend.
  银幕传奇人物。
3. an inscription, especially on a coin or medal
• （硬币或徽章上刻的）图案
  a caption
• 插图说明
»a picture of a tiger with the legend ‘Go ahead make my day’.
  一幅老虎画像，上写“干吧，让我高兴”。
  the wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used
• （地图或图表上的）图例
»see legend to Fig. 1.
  见图1的图例。
4. (historical)the story of a saint's life
• [史] （圣贤的）传奇故事，圣贤集
»the mosaics illustrate the Legends of the Saints.
  镶嵌图画描述圣人的传奇故事。
◙ adjective
1. [predic.] very well known
• 十分出名的
»his speed and ferocity in attack were legend.
  他出击的速度和凶猛尽人皆知。

【语源】

1. Middle English (in sense 4): from Old French legende, from medieval Latin legenda 'things to be read', from Latin legere 'read'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent