Word · Frequency #24185
Olympus
奥林匹斯山
a mountain in northeastern Greece, believed by the ancient Greeks to be the home of the gods
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n. a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
奥林匹斯山；天堂
天堂
In use
From our hotel window, we could see Olympus in the distance.
The ancient Greeks believed that Zeus and the other gods lived on Olympus.
Climbing Olympus is a popular challenge for experienced hikers.
Mount [mountain name]
专有名词 Olympus 前加 Mount，表示“奥林匹斯山”，用于指希腊的山峰。
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece.
奥林匹斯山是希腊最高的山。
on Olympus
在文学或神话语境中，on Olympus 表示“在奥林匹斯山上”，常指众神的居所。
In Greek mythology, the gods lived on Olympus.
在希腊神话中，众神住在奥林匹斯山上。
Common mistakes
olympus is a mountain in Greece.Olympus is a mountain in Greece.
Olympus 是专有名词，在英语中首字母必须大写，因此 o 应改为 O。
The gods lived on Olympus Mountain.The gods lived on Mount Olympus.
英语中山峰名称的正确语序是 Mount + 山名，即 Mount Olympus，而不是 Olympus Mountain。
They climbed the Olympus last summer.They climbed Olympus last summer.
作为专有名词的 Olympus 前不加定冠词 the；只有在特指某事物时才用 the，这里直接说 Olympus 即可。
Connections
Collocations
- Mount Olympus
- 奥林匹斯山
- Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece.奥林匹斯山是希腊最高的山。
- the gods of Olympus
- 奥林匹斯众神
- In Greek mythology, the gods of Olympus ruled the world.在希腊神话中，奥林匹斯众神统治世界。
- the summit of Olympus
- 奥林匹斯山之巅
- The ancient Greeks believed the summit of Olympus was the home of Zeus.古希腊人认为奥林匹斯山之巅是宙斯的居所。
- from Olympus
- 来自奥林匹斯
- Zeus hurled his thunderbolts from Olympus.宙斯从奥林匹斯掷出他的雷电。
Pop culture & quotes
- Olympus has fallen.
- 奥林匹斯已陷落。In the film Olympus Has Fallen, 'Olympus' is the code name for the White House.在电影《奥林匹斯陷落》中，“奥林匹斯”是白宫的代号。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：古希腊众神住在奥林匹斯山，词首O像山顶，us像“我们”，众神与我们同在山顶。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geography/travel、Greek mythology/literature Olympus 作专有名词时指希腊东北部的奥林匹斯山，通常出现在地理、旅行或希腊神话与文学语境中；地理语境比较中性，神话或文学语境多偏正式、书面，日常口语中单独使用较少。
Grammar Note
专有名词，指希腊的奥林匹斯山，通常首字母大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with Olympus (/əuˈlimpəs/). Olympic shares the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and /mp/ but has a different ending; campus and rumpus look similar in spelling but have different stressed vowels (/æ/ and /ʌ/); octopus shares only the final -pus spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.