epic

英 [ˈepɪk]

美 [ˈepɪk]

n.  叙事诗; 史诗; 史诗般的电影(或书籍); 壮举; 惊人之举
adj.  具有史诗性质的; 史诗般的; 漫长而艰难的; 艰苦卓绝的; 宏大的; 壮丽的; 给人深刻印象的

复数：epics　

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牛津词典

noun

• 叙事诗；史诗
  a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history; this style of poetry
  1. one of the great Hindu epics
     伟大的印度教史诗之一
  2. the creative genius of Greek epic
     富有创造力的希腊史诗天才
• 史诗般的电影（或书籍）
  a long film/movie or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subject
• 壮举；惊人之举
  a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire
  1. Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
     他们在中心球场历时四个小时的比赛是一个壮举。

adj.

• 具有史诗性质的；史诗般的
  having the features of an epic
  1. an epic poem
     史诗般的诗
• 漫长而艰难的；艰苦卓绝的
  taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties
  1. an epic journey/struggle
     漫长而艰难的旅程；艰苦卓绝的斗争
• 宏大的；壮丽的；给人深刻印象的
  very great and impressive
  1. a tragedy of epic proportions
     巨大的不幸

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 史诗;叙事诗;史诗般的作品
  Anepicis a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.
  1. ...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200...
     写于1200年左右的中古高地德语史诗《尼贝龙根之歌》
  2. At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic.
     这部影片长达3小时21分钟，是部超长的标准好莱坞式史诗电影。
  3. Epicis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...epic narrative poems...
     叙事史诗
  5. 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。
• ADJ 壮丽的;宏大的
  Something that isepicis very large and impressive.
  1. ...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery.
     哥伦布伟大的发现之旅

英英释义

noun

• a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  Synonym:epic poemheroic poemepos

adj

• very imposing or impressive
  1. an epic voyage
  2. of heroic proportions
  3. heroic sculpture
  Synonym:heroiclarger-than-life
• constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
  1. epic tradition
  Synonym:epical

双语例句

• The legal conceptions of archaic age of the Greeks are known to us through the epic works of Homer and the poetry of hesiod.
  我们是通过荷马的史诗和海希奥德的诗歌了解古希腊人的法律思想的。
• There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic
  好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
• Enter the world of Jeff Smith's Bone and a truly epic adventure will come to life!
  进入世界的杰夫史密斯的骨和一个真正的史诗冒险会来的生命！
• Some day someone will write the full epic of this exciting expedition.
  总有一天有人会把这部激动人心的远征史诗全部写下来。
• Scott revived the moribund Roman epic.
  这部英雄传奇集战争和爱情于一体，在雷德利·斯科特（导演了《角斗士》）的执导下，一部浪漫的罗马史诗复活了。
• I could write an epic poem about this lip.
  我可以为这片嘴唇写一部史诗。
• Milton has written two epic poems in which he commemorates our fallen and our restored condition.
  密尔顿写了两部史诗，纪念我们堕落和复原的状况。他写了《失乐园》和《复乐园》。
• It was during the reign of Queen Isabella that Christopher Columbus set forth on his epic voyage of discovery.
  正是在伊莎贝拉女王统治时期克里斯托弗·哥伦布开始了他伟大的发现之旅。
• This is a prose translation of Homer's epic poems.
  这是荷马史诗的散文翻译。
• A new quest has been added to receive an epic quality dagger.
  加入了一个获得史诗级匕首的任务。