adj.具有史詩性質的;史詩般的;漫長而艱難的;艱苦卓絕的;宏大的;壯麗的;給人深刻印象的
復數: epics
牛津詞典:
noun
1
[C, U] 敘事詩;史詩
a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history; this style of poetry
one of the great Hindu epics
偉大的印度教史詩之壹
the creative genius of Greek epic
富有創造力的希臘史詩天才
compare lyric n. (1)
2
[C] 史詩般的電影(或書籍)
a long film/movie or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subject
3
[C] (sometimes humorous) 壯舉;驚人之舉
a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire
Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
他們在中心球場歷時四個小時的比賽是壹個壯舉。
adj.
[usually before noun]
1
具有史詩性質的;史詩般的
having the features of an epic
an epic poem
史詩般的詩
compare lyric adj. (1)
2
漫長而艱難的;艱苦卓絕的
taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties
an epic journey/struggle
漫長而艱難的旅程;艱苦卓絕的鬥爭
3
宏大的;壯麗的;給人深刻印象的
very great and impressive
a tragedy of epic proportions
巨大的不幸