奥林匹克 — meaning in English
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English meaning
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Olympian
adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
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Olympic
adj Relating to the Olympic Games, or of a scale and standard associated with them.
Senses
奥林匹克 is used for these senses in English:
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Olympian
(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.
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Olympic
(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.
Olympian — full definition
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adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
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noun An athlete who has competed in the Olympic Games.
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noun One of the twelve principal gods of Greek mythology, or (capitalized, with "the") Zeus specifically.
