"urban legend" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
一种在现代社会广泛流传但实际上是虚假或夸大的故事或信息。它通常被讲述得好像真的是发生在某个熟人身上。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于非正式或日常对话。常以“一个朋友或朋友的朋友...”等不明确的来源开头。不同于“神话”(更古老、文化性强)和“谣言”(通常关于具体人物)。在讨论假消息时常被提及。
Examples
Have you ever heard the urban legend about alligators living in the sewers?
你听说过关于下水道里鳄鱼的**都市传说**吗?
The spider bite story is just an urban legend.
关于蜘蛛咬人的故事只是个**都市传说**。
Many people believe the microwave phone myth, but it's an urban legend.
许多人相信微波炉和手机的说法,但那是**都市传说**。
There's an urban legend that if you eat pop rocks and drink soda, your stomach will explode.
有一个**都市传说**说吃跳跳糖再喝汽水会让你的胃爆炸。
People love sharing urban legends on social media, especially around Halloween.
人们喜欢在社交媒体上分享**都市传说**,尤其是在万圣节期间。
It turns out the haunted hotel room is just another urban legend—nobody ever died there.
结果发现那个闹鬼的酒店房间只是另一个**都市传说**,根本没人死在那里。