名詞 folklore:

1. the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

1. A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.
   巨人民間傳說(shuō)或神話中與以上的人種相似的人
2. Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.
   他們滑稽動(dòng)作的傳聞成了好萊塢民間傳說(shuō)的一部分
3. One of a race of elves in Irish folklore who can reveal hidden treasure to someone who catches him.
   矮妖精愛(ài)爾蘭民間傳說(shuō)中一種小精靈，可以向抓住它的人指示隱藏的寶藏
4. The singer devoted his whole life in study of the folklore in the northwest part of China.
   這位歌手終生致力于研究中國(guó)西北部的民間傳說(shuō)。

folk.lore

n.（名詞）
The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.
民俗：口頭傳述的傳統(tǒng)信仰、神話、故事和人們的實(shí)踐
The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.Also called folkloristics
民俗研究：對(duì)民間知識(shí)和文化的比較研究也作 folkloristics

A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution:
民間傳說(shuō)：關(guān)于位置、團(tuán)體、機(jī)構(gòu)等的被廣泛接受但通常似是而非的概念：
例句：
Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.
他們滑稽動(dòng)作的傳聞成了好萊塢民間傳說(shuō)的一部分

A popular but unfounded belief.
宗教：普及但虛幻的信仰

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folk.lor.ic
adj.（形容詞）
folk.lor.ish
adj.（形容詞）
folk.lor.ist
n.（名詞）
folk.loris.tic
adj.（形容詞）