mythos
/ˈmaɪθɒs/noun
(pl. mythoi/-θɔɪ/)
1- chiefly technical a myth or mythology〈主技〉神话; 神话学。
1.1
- a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure（传统或反复出现的）故事主题; （传统或常出现的）情节结构。
1.2
- a set of beliefs or assumptions about something（对某事物的一整套）信念, 看法; 假设：
the rhetoric and mythos of science create the comforting image of linear progression toward truth.
科学富有说服力的表述与假设会催生这样一种令人欣慰的看法, 即通往真理的进程是直线式的。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Greek.