lore

英 [lɔː(r)]

美 [lɔːr]

n.  (尤指口头流传的)某一方面的学问; (某一群体的)传说，传统

复数：lores　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15341 / COCA.10674

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指口头流传的）某一方面的学问；（某一群体的）传说，传统
  knowledge and information related to a particular subject, especially when this is not written down; the stories and traditions of a particular group of people
  1. weather lore
     天气的知识
  2. Celtic lore
     凯尔特人的传说

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 传说；典故
  Theloreof a particular country or culture is its traditional stories and history.
  1. ...the Book of the Sea, which was stuffed with sailors' lore.
     尽是有关水手的传说故事的《航海志》
  2. ...ancient Catalan lore.
     古老的加泰罗尼亚传说

英英释义

noun

• knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
  1. early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend
  Synonym:traditional knowledge

双语例句

• Obviously they figure prominently in the lore, up to and including the Lich King himself.
  很显然，他们在这个传说中表现都很突出，甚至包括我们的巫妖王小阿童鞋。
• This lore has mostly been forgotten, the connections cut, in modern mass-market America.
  在美国的现代大众市场，这种学问几乎被遗忘一空，这些联系也被切断。
• But can a once-great man of magic defeat a legion of creatures that includes Dragon Soldier, Death Hawks and Gorgons, and still reclaim the legendary castle of lore?
  但是，可以一次过的魔术击败伟人的动物军团，其中包括龙战士，死鹰和蛇发女妖，仍然唤回传说传奇城堡？
• This is just one example of the creative back-and-forth between lore and game design.
  这只不过是我们“往来于背景设定和游戏设计”的一个例子。
• We had picked by chance for our stopping place an area rich in western lore.
  碰巧的是，我们选择的停歇处是一个富于西部传说的地区。
• That is, of course, untrue: lots of books form important lore for developers.
  这当然是不对的：许多老书仍然能够提供对于开发人员很重要的知识。
• Carrie became wise in theatrical lore, hearing the gossip of little Lola.
  听着小萝拉的闲言碎语，嘉莉开始了解戏剧界的情况了。
• The Shanghai Film Studios are as old as cinema and so is Shanghai's place in movie lore and history.
  上海电影制片厂的历史与电影同样悠久，上海在电影经验和历史方面的地位亦是如此。
• I could spice my talk with Talmudic lore, too.
  我还能够把一些犹太法典的知识融会于我的谈论之中。
• Happiness isn't a pure concept or a countable lore, but an implication detected from life.
  幸福不是一个纯粹的概念，一门可以算计的学问，而是从生活中察觉到的一种意蕴。