epic
英 ['ep?k]
美['?p?k]
- adj. 史詩的，敘事詩的
- n. 史詩；敘事詩；史詩般的作品
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?epics;
中文詞源
epic 史詩
來自PIE*wekw, 說，敘述，詞源同voice, invoke.
英文詞源
- epic (adj.)
- 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via Middle French épique or directly from Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse," from PIE *wekw- "to speak" (see voice (n.)). Extended sense of "grand, heroic" first recorded in English 1731. From 1706 as a noun in reference to an epic poem, "A long narrative told on a grand scale of time and place, featuring a larger-than-life protagonist and heroic actions" [Miller Williams, "Patterns of Poetry"]. Earlier as "an epic poet" (1630s).
雙語例句
- 1. The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling.
- 馬赫福茲先生講述的故事過于宏大，主題有些混亂了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their epic fight is the subject of a new film.
- 他們史詩般的戰(zhàn)斗是一部新電影的主題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Like "Gone With The Wind" it's an unashamed epic romance.
- 和《飄》一樣,它也是一個無所顧忌的史詩般的愛情故事.
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.
- 我放棄了寫敘事詩,而寫了這個小故事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I read the epic work " War and Peace ".
- 我讀過長篇巨著 《 戰(zhàn)爭與和平 》.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》