legend

伝説

人や出来事について昔から伝わる、本当とは限らない話。

やさしい英語で： An old story about people or events that may not be true.

• My grandmother told me an old legend.
• The castle appears in many local legends.
• According to legend, a dragon lived in this cave.

使い方： legend of someone/something (The guide told us the legend of the sleeping king.)

類義語： traditional story, tale

よく使う表現： ancient legend, local legend, legend of someone, legend of something

伝説的人物

並外れた功績で非常に有名になり、尊敬される人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is very famous and admired for exceptional achievements.

• She is a legend in tennis.
• Two music legends performed together last night.
• That goal made him a local legend.

類義語： icon, great

よく使う表現： living legend, football legend, become a legend

凡例

地図や図表で使われる記号や色の意味を説明する一覧。

やさしい英語で： A list that explains the symbols or colours used on a map or chart.

• The legend explains the map symbols.
• Check the legend to see what the blue dots mean.
• This chart needs a clearer legend.

類義語： key

よく使う表現： map legend, chart legend, read the legend

伝説

一部は本当だが、人々が大げさに、または面白くした話。

やさしい英語で： A partly true account that people have made grander or more exciting.

• His small victory grew into a legend.
• The legend of her escape hides several ordinary facts.
• Over time, the simple rescue became an elaborate legend.

類義語： embellished story

よく使う表現： grow into legend, fact and legend, become a legend

聖人伝

キリスト教の聖人の生涯を記したもの。

やさしい英語で： A written account of the life of a holy person in Christianity.

• The monk copied a legend of the saint.
• These medieval legends describe several miracles.
• She studied the legend of an early Christian martyr.

類義語： saint’s life, hagiography

よく使う表現： legend of someone, medieval legend, saintly legend