epical

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɛpɪkəl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any book containing two or more epics.
  2. A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose. archaic
    — Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].

词形变化

more epical comparative most epical superlative epicals plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English epic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English epical
From epic + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English epic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English epical
From epic + -al.
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