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单词 legendary
释义
legendary
adjective
uk
/ˈledʒ.ən.dri/us
/ˈledʒ.der.i/

legendaryadjective(FAMOUS)

C1
veryfamousandadmiredorspokenabout:
名声显赫的；津津乐道的
Hebecameeditorof the legendaryIrishjournal"The Bell".他当上了著名的爱尔兰杂志《钟》的编辑。
TheEnglishare legendary(= wellknown)fortheirincompetencewithlanguages.英国人语言能力欠佳是出了名的。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
known and recognized by many people
  • famousShe went from poor and anonymous to rich and famous.
  • well knownShe's a well-known artist.
  • renownedThe area is renowned for its beauty.
  • world-famousThey stayed in a world-famous hotel.
  • celebratedHe's a celebrated writer of children's stories.
  • legendaryHe once met the legendary singer, Eartha Kitt.
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  • Hisdrinkingwas legendary.
  • Hissonwas the legendarytrumpeter, Miles Davis.
  • Theirpartieswere legendary fortheirlavishness.
  • All theobituariesmentionedhis legendaryrudeness.
  • Heworkedfor the legendary Ballbrothers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fame and famous
  • A-list
  • A-lister
  • acclaimed
  • annal
  • anyone
  • catapult
  • famously
  • fore
  • go down in the annalsidiom
  • high-profile
  • hit the headlinesidiom
  • immortal
  • legend
  • notorious
  • notoriously
  • proverbial
  • proverbially
  • public
  • putsomething/someoneon the mapidiom
  • wilderness
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legendaryadjective(FROM A STORY)

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from alegend:
传说的，传奇的
a legendaryGreekhero希腊传奇英雄
Was King Arthur arealor a legendarycharacter?亚瑟王是确有其人还是一个传说中的人物？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
True, real, false, and unreal
  • actual
  • actuality
  • actually
  • all that glitters is not goldidiom
  • apocryphal
  • faithful
  • fake news
  • false
  • false flag
  • falsely
  • nothing could be further from the truthidiom
  • nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
  • parallel universe
  • post-factual
  • practically
  • veridical
  • verifiability
  • verifiable
  • verifiably
  • verily
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Accounts and stories
(Definition oflegendaryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

legendary| American Dictionary

legendary
adjective
us
/ˈledʒ·ənˌder·i/

legendaryadjective(OF STORIES)

of orrelatingto anoldstoryor set ofstoriesfromancienttimes, or thestoriesthatpeopletellabout afamouseventorperson:
legendarytalesofgreatdeeds(=wonderfulthings that someone did)

legendaryadjective(FAMOUS)

of ordescribingsomeone who is veryfamousandadmired, usually because of anabilityin aparticulararea:
the legendarymagicianHoudini
(Definition oflegendaryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegendary

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In the pre-nation-state period, antiquity was perceived as belonging to thelegendarysphere.
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Their domain was the salon, the site of idyllic mixing,legendaryfor its accessibility, heterogeneity.
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More remarkable still, most of the leading characters in thelegendaryperiod of conflict were still living in the vicinity.
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He defended his arguments with examples from the lives oflegendaryand historical heroines, with supporting citations from an array of ancient and modern writers.
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Finally, we seek the advice of a manager whose sharp intellect and wide experience within the company arelegendary.
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The episode has now achieved alegendaryand almost mythical status.
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In many cultures, personae are the literal incarnation of tradition, projecting a past (legendaryor historical) onto the present and into the future.
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Thelegendarysafety net is a case in point.
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He devotes more than a hundred pages to the military martyrs, most of whom werelegendaryand the creations of a later era.
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One area where mismanagement waslegendarywas in the production rooms.
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His reasons for this conclusion are not terribly lucid, though they have something to do with thelegendarydifficulty of inventing an alphabet.
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A necessary stage in the assessment of any historical figure is the identification of thelegendaryaspects that make up that figure's reputation.
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His publicised presence in the festival'slegendaryoriginating event undoubtedly affirms the ethos of magical realism within vallenato.
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Legendaryto describe a football player is much like fabulous, especially if he is awesome.
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Dons, their standing not yet reduced by the depredations of novelists, were awesome, evenlegendaryfigures.
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