folklore

名词 folklore:

1. the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

1. A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.
   巨人民间传说或神话中与以上的人种相似的人
2. Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.
   他们滑稽动作的传闻成了好莱坞民间传说的一部分
3. One of a race of elves in Irish folklore who can reveal hidden treasure to someone who catches him.
   矮妖精爱尔兰民间传说中一种小精灵，可以向抓住它的人指示隐藏的宝藏
4. The singer devoted his whole life in study of the folklore in the northwest part of China.
   这位歌手终生致力于研究中国西北部的民间传说。

folk.lore

n.（名词）
The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.
民俗：口头传述的传统信仰、神话、故事和人们的实践
The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.Also called folkloristics
民俗研究：对民间知识和文化的比较研究也作 folkloristics

A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution:
民间传说：关于位置、团体、机构等的被广泛接受但通常似是而非的概念：
例句：
Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.
他们滑稽动作的传闻成了好莱坞民间传说的一部分

A popular but unfounded belief.
宗教：普及但虚幻的信仰

【引伸】
folk.lor.ic
adj.（形容词）
folk.lor.ish
adj.（形容词）
folk.lor.ist
n.（名词）
folk.loris.tic
adj.（形容词）