Picture something so talked-about that it has passed into legend — an old story people keep , half true, half grown in the telling. To be legendary is to belong to that kind of story.
From the word’s history
From Latin legenda, 'things to be read' (legere 'to read') — originally saints' lives read aloud in church, often heavily embellished. So a 'legend' is a much-retold, half-true story, and legendary means belonging to such a story.
源自拉丁文 legenda「該被讀出來的東西」（legere＝讀），本來指教堂裡朗讀的聖人事蹟，常越傳越誇張。所以 legend 是被反覆傳誦、半真半假的故事，legendary 就是「屬於這種故事的」。
etymonline / Wiktionary: Latin legenda 'things to be read' < legere 'to read'
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
legendaryadj/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/
- 1
Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
- 2
Appearing (solely) in legends.
- 3
Having the splendor of a legend; fabled.
- 4
Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.
- And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.
legendarynoun/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/
- 1
obsoleteA collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.
- 2
obsoleteOne who relates legends.
- 3
A legendary Pokémon.
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