legend

詳細解釋：

leg.end

n.（名詞）

An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical.
傳說，（歷史）傳奇故事：從早期時代相傳下業的未經證實的故事，尤指那些被普遍認為是基於史實者
A body or collection of such stories.
民間傳說（傳奇），傳奇文學：這種故事或故事集
A romanticized or popularized myth of modern times.
現代神話：現代被浪漫化或普遍流行的神話
One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame.
傳奇人物：具有傳奇色彩或享有傳奇式名譽的人物

An inscription or a title on an object, such as a coin.
鐫刻文字，銘文：鐫刻在物體（如硬幣）之上的題字或名號
An explanatory caption accompanying an illustration.
說明：指伴隨圖片起解釋說明作用的文字
An explanatory table or list of the symbols appearing on a map or chart.
圖例：對出現在地圖上或圖表中的有關符號進行解釋的一覽表或清單

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French legende
源自 古法文 legende
from Medieval Latin (lectiô) legenda [(lesson) to be read]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 (lectiô) legenda [ 要讀的（功課）]
from Latin [feminine gerundive of] legere [to read] * see leg-
源自 拉丁語 [] legere的陰性動形詞 [讀、讀書] *參見 leg-

The wordslegend and legendary have come to be used in recent years to refer to any person or achievement whose fame promises to be particularly enduring, even if its renown is created more by the media than by oral tradition.Strictly speaking,there is nothinglegendary about the accomplishments of a major-league baseball star or the voice of a famous opera singer, since their accomplishments are documented in an extensive public record.But this new usage is common journalistic hyperboleand in such contexts is acceptable to 55 percent of the Usage Panel.
近些年來，legend 和 legendary 這兩個詞已逐漸被用來指有希望成為享有持久名聲的人物或成就， 即使它的名聲是通過大眾傳媒炒作而不是人們口碑而取得的。從嚴格意義上說，對於棒球聯合總會的棒球明星所取得的成績或者一位著名的歌劇歌唱家的聲音來說，根本就沒有什麼事情可以說是.傳奇的. ， 因為他們的成就廣為人知。但是，這種新用法是一種很常見的新聞誇張手法。用法委員會中55%的人認為可以在這種上下文中使用