袁姓氏的由来:epic 是什么意思？例句？

epic

n.
史诗；叙事长诗
The Odyssey is an epic of ancient Greece.《奥德塞》是古希腊的一首史诗。

The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, which retells in a continuous narrative the life and works of a heroic or mythological person or group of persons. In the West, the Iliad, Odyssey and Nibelungenlied; and in the East, the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Shahnama are often cited as examples of the epic genre.
"epic" 是史诗，叙述诗，是一种文学题材，通常用于诗的形式，来描述人物的英雄事迹，或讲述神话故事中的人物。在西方，有名著如“伊利亚特”，“奥德赛”，“尼白龙根之歌”等，在东方有摩可婆罗多，罗摩衍那，等。这些都是"epic" 题材的文学著作。

史诗

Here at Dunkirk is another English epic.

epic
n.
史诗, 伟大事迹
adj.
英雄的, 壮丽的, 大规模的
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero.
史诗：用严肃或庄重的语言写成的叙事长诗，歌颂传奇中或历史上英雄的丰功伟绩
A literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended, narrative poem celebrating heroic feats.
史诗般的文学作品：类似叙事长诗的文学作品或戏剧，歌颂英雄业绩
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic:
一系列可写成史诗的事迹：
the epic of the Old West.
古代西方的史诗
adj.（形容词）
Of, constituting, having to do with, or suggestive of a literary epic:
史诗的：史诗的，构成史诗的和史诗有关的或体现了史诗的：
an epic poem.
一首叙事史诗
Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size:
宏大的：超凡脱俗，不同一般的，尤其在范围或规模方面：
“A vast musical panorama . . . it requires an epic musical understanding to do it justice”(Tim Page)
“一场盛大的音乐展示…要欣赏它，需要对音乐有不同凡俗的理解”(蒂姆·佩奇)
Heroic and impressive in quality:
壮丽的：具有英勇或感人品质的：
“Here in the courtroom . . . there was more of that epic atmosphere, the extra amperage of a special moment”(Scott Turow)
“这里是审判室…不仅仅有其庄严的气氛，而且在这一特殊的时刻有着更强烈的震撼”(斯科特·图罗)