1
- a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated传说, 传奇：
the legend of King Arthur
亚瑟王传奇
mass noun according to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.传说中他将爱尔兰所有的蛇都赶走了。
2
- an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field（尤指特定领域中）著名人物; 臭名昭著的人：
the man was a living legend
那是个活的传奇人物
a screen legend.
银幕传奇人物。
3
- an inscription, especially on a coin or medal（尤指硬币或徽章上的）铭文。
3.1
- a caption插图说明：
a picture of a tiger with the legend 'Go ahead make my day'.
一幅老虎画像, 上写“干吧, 让我高兴”。
3.2
- the wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used（地图或图表上的）图例：
see legend to Fig.1.
见图1的图例。
4
- historical the story of a saint's life〈史〉（圣贤的）传奇故事, 圣贤行述：
the mosaics illustrate the Legends of the Saints.
镶嵌图画描述圣人的传奇故事。
词源
Middle English (in sense 4)： from Old French legende, from medieval Latin legenda 'things to be read'， from Latin legere 'read'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent.