epic
英 ['ep?k]
美['?p?k]
- adj. 史诗的，叙事诗的
- n. 史诗；叙事诗；史诗般的作品
CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL中低频词常用词汇
词态变化
复数:?epics;
中文词源
epic 史诗
来自PIE*wekw, 说，叙述，词源同voice, invoke.
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 1. The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling.
- 马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大，主题有些混乱了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their epic fight is the subject of a new film.
- 他们史诗般的战斗是一部新电影的主题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Like "Gone With The Wind" it's an unashamed epic romance.
- 和《飘》一样,它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事.
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.
- 我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I read the epic work " War and Peace ".
- 我读过长篇巨著 《 战争与和平 》.
来自《简明英汉词典》