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(shī)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(shī)。
3. Have you read another epic about the Roman Empire?
   你讀過(guò)另一部關(guān)于羅馬帝國(guó)的史詩(shī)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(shī)：用嚴(yán)肅或莊重的語(yǔ)言寫(xiě)成的敘事長(zhǎng)詩(shī)，歌頌傳奇中或歷史上英雄的豐功偉績(jī)
A literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended, narrative poem celebrating heroic feats.
史詩(shī)般的文學(xué)作品：類(lèi)似敘事長(zhǎng)詩(shī)的文學(xué)作品或戲劇，歌頌英雄業(yè)績(jī)
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic:
一系列可寫(xiě)成史詩(shī)的事跡：
例句：
the epic of the Old West.
古代西方的史詩(shī)

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

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(chǎng)盛大的音樂(lè)展示…要欣賞它，需要對(duì)音樂(lè)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(shí)刻有著更強(qiáng)烈的震撼.(斯科特·圖羅)

來(lái)源：
From Latin epicus
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) epicus
from Greek epikos
源自 希臘語(yǔ) epikos
from epos [song] * see wek w-
源自 epos [歌] *參見(jiàn) wek w-