Olympian

Olympian

英 [əu'limpiən]
　　美

adj. 威嚴的；奧林匹克競賽的；奧林匹斯山的
　　n. 奧運會選手

中文詞源：

Olympian 神的，超凡的

來自希臘語Olympos,奧林匹斯山，古希臘眾神所在之所。引申詞義神的，超凡的。

例句：

1. The importance of being an Olympian will vary from athlete to athlete.
參加奧運會對每個運動員而言意義不同。

2. Getting his book into print has been an Olympian task in itself.
將他的書付印本身就是一件浩大的工程。

3. Even when those around her panic she always maintains an Olympian calm.
即使周圍的人都驚惶不已,她也總是保持著超然的鎮靜.

4. Statues and temples are everywhere, but above them all shines the temple of Olympian Zeus.
雕像和神廟比比皆是.其間,熠熠發光的奧林匹亞宙斯神廟高聳突兀, 睥睨四鄰.

5. But Zeus, the chief of the Olympian gods, gave law to mankind as his greatest present.
而奧林匹斯山眾神之首宙斯把法律作為他最偉大的禮物賜予瞭人類.