folktale
民间故事,民间传说,乡土故事
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- : any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
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Examples
In her deposition, she told plaintiffs attorneys that she considered drug diversion an “urban legend” and a “folktale.”
Sometimes I have seen the beginning of a folktale in a fragment of narrative reeled off by a Gypsy on the spur of the moment.
So, here's Binder and a neatly wrapped-up package of a folktale of the future.
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