epic
A long book, poem, or movie that tells a story about heroes and great events. It usually covers a long period of time and many adventures.
Beispiele
3 von 5I read a long epic about a king and his gold.
I read a very long story about a king and his money.
The professor lectured on the importance of the national epic.
The teacher talked about the value of the country's most famous long story.
This movie is a three-hour epic about space travel.
This film is a very long, exciting story about going to space.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of an Enormously Powerful Interesting Chronicle (E.P.I.C.).
Schnelles Quiz
The Odyssey is a famous Greek ______ about a hero's long journey home.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: epic
Beispiele
I read a long epic about a king and his gold.
everydayI read a very long story about a king and his money.
The professor lectured on the importance of the national epic.
formalThe teacher talked about the value of the country's most famous long story.
This movie is a three-hour epic about space travel.
informalThis film is a very long, exciting story about going to space.
Students must analyze the structure of the classical epic.
academicLearners need to study how the old long poem is built.
Our project turned into a business epic with many challenges.
businessOur work became a very long and difficult story with many problems.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
an epic of
a long story about
grand epic
a big and impressive story
modern epic
a long story from today's time
Wird oft verwechselt mit
An 'epic' is a long story, while an 'epoch' is a long period of time in history.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'epic' as a noun when talking about a specific type of literature or film that is very long and ambitious. While it is often used as an adjective for 'cool' in slang, its noun form is more formal and specific.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget that 'epic' can be a noun; they usually only use it as an adjective to mean 'great'.
Merkhilfe
Think of an Enormously Powerful Interesting Chronicle (E.P.I.C.).
Wortherkunft
From the Greek 'epikos', which comes from 'epos' meaning a word, song, or story.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Many cultures have a 'national epic', like the 'Iliad' for Greece or 'Beowulf' for England, which defines their early identity.
Schnelles Quiz
The Odyssey is a famous Greek ______ about a hero's long journey home.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: epic
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