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                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《简明英汉々词典》

                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≡》