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saga

英 ['sɑːgə] 美 ['sɑɡə]

解释

n. 传说；冒险故事；英雄事迹
n. (Saga)人名；(阿拉伯)萨贾；(芬、捷、瑞典)萨加

※ 提供单词"saga"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

saga 萨迦，长篇故事

来自古诺斯语 saga,史诗，故事，特指北欧的古英雄故事，来自 Proto-Germanic*sago,说，讲述，来自 PIE*sekw,说，讲述，词源同 say,saw.

英文词源

saga: saga: see saw
saga (n.): 1709, an antiquarians' revival to describe the medieval prose narratives of Iceland and Norway, from Old Norse saga "saga, story," cognate with Old English sagu "a saying" (see saw (n.2)). Properly, a narrative composition of Iceland or Norway in the Middle Ages, or one that has their characteristics. Meaning "long, convoluted story" is from 1857.

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例句和用法

1. The president was clearly exasperated by the whole saga.: 整个事件显然让总统很恼火。

2. Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga.: 在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。

3. The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack.: 头版是对劫持事件的连续报道。

4. Saga features trips for older people at home and abroad all through the year.: “传奇”旅行社为老年人提供全年的国内外旅游服务。

5. His suicide is the latest chapter in this terrible saga of greed and betrayal.: 他的自杀是这部充满贪婪与背叛的可怕长篇故事的最新一章.