legendary

adjective
🔊/ˈledʒəndri/
🔊/ˈledʒənderi/
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  1. very famous and talked about a lot by people非常著名的;享有盛名的
    • a legendary figure大名鼎鼎的人物
    • the legendary Bob Dylan名扬四海的鲍勃 · 迪伦
    • Her patience and tact are legendary.她的耐心与老练是出了名的。🔊🔊
    • His dedication and Christian charity had made him a legendary figure.他的奉献精神和基督教慈善使他成为了传奇人物。
    • We once received a visit from the legendary Orson Welles.我们曾接待过大名鼎鼎的奥森•韦尔斯。
  2. [only before noun] mentioned in stories from ancient times传奇的;传说的
    • legendary heroes传奇故事中的英雄
  3. compare fabled
    Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda ‘things to be read’, from Latin legere ‘read’.