Olympian
英 [əˈlɪm.pi.ən]
美 [oʊˈlɪm.pi.ən]
- adj. 威严的;奥林匹克竞赛的;奥林匹斯山的
- n. 奥运会选手
Olympian 神的,超凡的来自希腊语Olympos,奥林匹斯山,古希腊众神所在之所。引申词义神的,超凡的。
- Olympian (adj.)
- "of or belonging to Olympus," c. 1600; see Olympic + -ian. The noun meaning "a great god of ancient Greece" is attested from 1843, from Late Latin Olympianus, from Greek Olympios "pertaining to Olympus;" sense of "one who competes in the (modern) Olympic Games" is from 1976.
- 1. The importance of being an Olympian will vary from athlete to athlete.
- 参加奥运会对每个运动员而言意义不同。
- 2. Getting his book into print has been an Olympian task in itself.
- 将他的书付印本身就是一件浩大的工程。
- 3. Even when those around her panic she always maintains an Olympian calm.
- 即使周围的人都惊惶不已,她也总是保持着超然的镇静.
- 4. Statues and temples are everywhere, but above them all shines the temple of Olympian Zeus.
- 雕像和神庙比比皆是.其间,熠熠发光的奥林匹亚宙斯神庙高耸突兀, 睥睨四邻.
- 5. But Zeus, the chief of the Olympian gods, gave law to mankind as his greatest present.
- 而奥林匹斯山众神之首宙斯把法律作为他最伟大的礼物赐予了人类.