a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic 萨迦(关于英雄业绩的长篇故事,尤指用古挪威语或古冰岛语记载的中世纪叙事散文) a figure straight out of a Viking saga. 直接出自北欧海盗萨迦的人物。 ■a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents 长篇故事;长篇记叙;一连串事件 launching into the saga of her engagement. 开始大讲她的订婚史。
语源
early 18th cent.: from Old Norse, literally narrative'; related to saw