Word · Frequency #8493
saga
萨迦；英雄传奇；长篇传奇故事
a long narrative about heroic or family adventures, originally a medieval Icelandic prose story and now any similar long tale
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a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
叙述英雄或家族冒险的长篇故事；原指古代冰岛家族传奇
叙述英雄或家族冒险的长篇故事；原指古代冰岛家族传奇；传说；英雄传奇；冒险故事
In use
The family saga spans three generations and several continents.
Reading a Viking saga is a great way to learn about Norse mythology.
The company's rise and fall became a corporate saga studied by business schools.
a saga about something
He wrote a saga about the Viking voyages.
他写了一部关于维京人航海的传奇故事。
an epic saga
The film is an epic saga of love and war.
这部电影是一部关于爱情与战争的史诗传奇。
the saga of someone/something
Connections
Collocations
- family saga
- 家族传奇
- The novel is a sweeping family saga spanning three generations.这部小说是一部跨越三代人的宏大家族传奇。
- epic saga
- 史诗传奇
- The movie trilogy is an epic saga of good versus evil.这部三部曲电影是一部关于善恶对抗的史诗传奇。
- heroic saga
- 英雄传奇
- The ancient poem recounts a heroic saga of a warrior's journey.这首古诗讲述了一位战士旅程的英雄传奇。
- Viking saga
- 维京传奇
- The sagas of the Vikings are famous in Scandinavian literature.维京传奇在斯堪的纳维亚文学中很有名。
- ongoing saga
- 持续的故事
- The dispute has become an ongoing saga in the local community.这场争端已成为当地社区中一个持续的故事。
- saga continues
Learner notes
Memory Tip
saga（萨嘎）: 北欧英雄传奇，发音像‘萨嘎’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literature、history、everyday narratives 多用于形容富有传奇色彩的家族或英雄故事，文学和历史讨论中较为正式，日常口语中也常见用于夸张地描述漫长复杂的事件。
Grammar Note
常指长篇传奇故事
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'saga' include 'raga', sharing the stressed vowel /ɑː/ and following /gə/. However, words like 'agate' share the spelling 'aga' but are pronounced with a short vowel /æ/ and a different ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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