epic
adjective
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/ us
/ˈep.ɪk/ [ before noun ] informal
Translation of epic – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary
(Translation of epic from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of epic
epic
He captures the music's epic spaciousness but also its polyphonic complexity.
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Despite their enormous numbers, the role of the lesser gentry in the epic battle of commercial versus gentle mores is virtually never mentioned.
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How will the national epic be hybridized within the context of empire?
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The functional antecedent of this written genre was the oral epic, composed to be either sung or recited.
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But song opera aspired to epic status, something most clearly seen in the relationship between chorus and soloists.
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In his view, we all are heroes on an epic quest!
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There is a whole number of themes on the grand scale, heroic and epic, which music can provide.
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By analogy, instead of a short lyric poem, we aim for a longer epic poem.
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長編（映画、小説）…
destan, destansı…
épopée…
història èpica, pel·lícula èpica…
heldendicht, epos…
epos, epopej…
epos, heltedigt, stor film…
epos…
โคลงเล่าเรื่อง, มหากาพย์…
thiên anh hùng ca, thiên sử thi…
epos, epika…
epos, episk dikt…
epik, agung…
das Epos…
epos…
서사시…
епічна поема, епос…
film epico, libro epico, poema epico…
