colossus
colossus
[kəˈlɒsəs]
(pl. colossi -sʌɪ 或 colossuses)
[kəˈlɒsəs]
(pl. colossi -sʌɪ 或 colossuses)
- a statue that is much bigger than life size
巨像
■(figurative)a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability
(喻)巨人；巨物；极具影响力的人；关系重大的事物；极有才能的人；大师
the Russian Empire was the colossus of European politics.
俄罗斯帝国曾是欧洲政治中的巨人。
- late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples)
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