saga
noun /ˈsɑːɡə/
/ˈsɑːɡə/
- a long traditional story about adventures and brave acts, especially one from Norway or Iceland
Topics Literature and writingc2萨迦(尤指古代挪威或冰岛讲述冒险经历和英雄事迹的长篇故事) - a long story about events over a period of many years
(讲述许多年间发生的事情的)长篇故事,长篇小说 - a family saga
家世小说
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- continuing
- ongoing
- long
- …
- continue
- in a/the saga
- a family saga
- a long series of events or adventures and/or a report about them
一连串的事件(或经历);一连串经历的讲述(或记述) - 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。 - (humorous) the saga of how I missed the plane
有关我如何误了飞机的一连串倒霉事儿 - This whole saga has been a pretty significant victory for truth.
整部传奇故事写的是真理赢得的重大胜利。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- continuing
- ongoing
- long
- …
- continue
- in a/the saga
- The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack.
词源early 18th cent.: from Old Norse, literally ‘narrative’; related to the noun saw (sense 2).