名詞 epic:

1. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
   同義詞：epic poem, heroic poem, epos

形容詞 epic:

1. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
   同義詞：heroic, larger-than-life
2. constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
   同義詞：epical

1. The overall design of an epic poem.
   一首史詩的總體方案
2. Homer's Iliad is a famous epic.
   荷馬的 “伊利亞特” 是著名的史詩。
3. Have you read another epic about the Roman Empire?
   你讀過另一部關(guān)于羅馬帝國的史詩嗎？

ep.ic

n.（名詞）
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero.
史詩：用嚴(yán)肅或莊重的語言寫成的敘事長詩，歌頌傳奇中或歷史上英雄的豐功偉績
A literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended, narrative poem celebrating heroic feats.
史詩般的文學(xué)作品：類似敘事長詩的文學(xué)作品或戲劇，歌頌英雄業(yè)績
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic:
一系列可寫成史詩的事跡：
例句：
the epic of the Old West.
古代西方的史詩

adj.（形容詞）
Of, constituting, having to do with, or suggestive of a literary epic:
史詩的：史詩的，構(gòu)成史詩的和史詩有關(guān)的或體現(xiàn)了史詩的：
例句：
an epic poem.
一首敘事史詩

Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size:
宏大的：超凡脫俗，不同一般的，尤其在范圍或規(guī)模方面：
例句：
.A vast musical panorama . . . it requires an epic musical understanding to do it justice.(Tim Page)
.一場盛大的音樂展示…要欣賞它，需要對音樂有不同凡俗的理解.(蒂姆·佩奇)

Heroic and impressive in quality:
壯麗的：具有英勇或感人品質(zhì)的：
例句：
.Here in the courtroom . . . there was more of that epic atmosphere, the extra amperage of a special moment.(Scott Turow)
.這里是審判室…不僅僅有其莊嚴(yán)的氣氛，而且在這一特殊的時刻有著更強(qiáng)烈的震撼.(斯科特·圖羅)

來源：
From Latin epicus
源自 拉丁語 epicus
from Greek epikos
源自 希臘語 epikos
from epos [song] * see wek w-
源自 epos [歌] *參見 wek w-