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- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation史诗, 叙事诗。
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- mass noun the genre of such poems史诗体裁, 叙事诗体：
the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic.
这些浪漫故事展示了更加温柔的情感, 这在希腊史诗中是找不到的。
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- a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time史诗般的电影（或小说等作品）：
a Hollywood biblical epic.
一部有关圣经题材的好莱坞巨片。
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- informal an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity〈非正式〉特别耗时费力的事（或活动）：
the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic.
去医院看病很快就成了一件特别耗时费力的事情。
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- of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics（与）史诗（有关）的; 具有史诗特征的：
our national epic poem Beowulf.
我们的民族史诗《贝奥武甫》。
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- heroic or grand in scale or character英雄的; 壮丽的：
his epic journey around the world
他环球旅行的壮举
a tragedy of epic proportions.
巨大的不幸。
派生词
epical
adjectiveepically
adverb词源
late 16th cent. (as an adjective)： via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos 'word, song', related to eipein 'say'.