epic
n
1
(a) long poem about the deeds of one or more great heroes, or a nation's past history 敘事詩; 史詩
Homer's Iliad is a famous epic. 荷馬的《伊利亞特》是著名的史詩.
(b) long film, story, etc dealing with heroic deeds and exciting adventures 敘述英雄事跡和歷險的電影、 故事等
yet another epic about the Roman empire 另一部關於羅馬帝國的電影.
2 (infml or joc 口或謔) subject fit to be regarded as heroic 驚人之舉
Mending the car became something of an epic. 修理汽車竟然也算是了不起的事. epic, adj [usu attrib 通常作定語]
of or like an epic; heroic; grand 史詩般的; 英勇的; 宏偉的
an epic encounter, struggle, achievement 可歌可泣的遭遇戰、 英勇的斗爭、 偉大的成就.
?? 擴展釋義
*['epik]n. 史詩, 敘事詩a. 史詩的, 敘事詩的
?? 同為「GMAT」詞匯
gildvt. 鍍金,給…貼上金箔;修飾,虛飾;使闊氣,使有錢;使光彩奪目;
n. 協會,行會(同guild);同業公會;[植]依賴植物集團;