O·lym·pi·ad
noun/əˈlɪmpiæd/
/əˈlɪmpiæd/
- an occasion when the modern Olympic games are held
奥林匹克运动会；奥运会 - The 31st Olympiad took place in Rio de Janeiro.
第 31 届奥运会是在里约热内卢举办的。
- The 31st Olympiad took place in Rio de Janeiro.
- an international competition in a particular subject, especially a science
奥林匹克大赛（常用于科学有关的国际比赛） - the 50th International Physics Olympiad
第 14 届国际奥林匹克物理竞赛
- the 50th International Physics Olympiad
Word Originvia French or Latin from Greek Olumpias Olumpiad-, from Olumpios (see also Olympian and Olympic).