mythologize

I think, in part, we mythologize sacrifice, ennoble it with layer upon layer of redemptive they-did-not-suffer-and-die-in-vain meaning, because it enables us to bear the pain of loss.

我想，我牺牲者，批上一层救赎的外衣，认为的苦难和死亡并非毫无意义而更显尊贵，在某种程度上只是为了让我能承受失去的痛苦。