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colossus是什么意思

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n. 巨像;巨人;巨大的东西

中文词源

colossus 巨型雕像

词源不详,原指埃及河口的巨大雕像。

英文词源

colossus (n.)
"gigantic statue," late 14c., from Latin colossus "a statue larger than life," from Greek kolossos "gigantic statue," which is of unknown origin, used by Herodotus of giant Egyptian statues, and used by Romans of the bronze Helios at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes. Figurative sense of "any thing of awesome greatness or vastness" is from 1794.

实用例句

1. He became a colossus of the labour movement.
他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。来自柯林斯例句
2. He was a colossus, a legend.
他是一个伟人,一个传奇人物。来自柯林斯例句
3. The colossus that bestrode the world!
哦,这个雄踞全世界的巨人!来自英汉文学
4. Among astronomers, Nicholas Copernicus suddenly appeared as a colossus.
在天文学家中Copernicus作为一个巨人突然出现.来自辞典例句
5. The colossus would soar higher into the sky.
这庞然大物高耸入云.来自辞典例句

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