legendary
/ˈledʒəndərɪ/adjective
1
- of, described in, or based on legends传说(中)的:
a legendary British king of the 4th century.
传说中4世纪的一位英国国王。
2
- remarkable enough to be famous; very well known声名远播的, 名扬四海的:
her wisdom in matters of childbirth was legendary.
她在接生方面很有学问, 已是声名远播。
派生词
legendarily
adverb词源
early 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda 'things to be read' (see LEGEND).