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词汇 creation-myth
语种 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译
释义 creation myth
noun[ C ]
uk /kriˈeɪ.ʃən ˌmɪθ/ us /kriˈeɪ.ʃən ˌmɪθ/
any of many ancient stories about how the world began and how the first people were created :
The fish are central to the tribe's creation myth.
Egyptian creation myths explain how the world emerged from chaos.
a story about how something started :
Her role in the company's creation myth has become a legend in the industry.
Any band worth its salt has its own creation myth.
In their creation myth, these were the first beings, who created islands in the water and the other gods.
The novel was, quite deliberately, a creation myth for the nation.
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