A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true.
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...the legends of ancient Greece...古希腊传说...the Robin Hood legend...罗宾汉传奇
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传奇人物;巨匠;大师
If you refer to someone as a legend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people.
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...blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King.布鲁斯音乐大师约翰·李·胡克和B. B. 金
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传奇故事;家喻户晓的故事;热门故事
A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time.
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The incident has since become a family legend...此事自此成为了家族传奇。His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.他频繁地与死神擦肩而过,成了报章杂志的热门猛料。