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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries巨像
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jùxiàng
"罗德斯巨像是古代七大奇迹之一。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A statue that is much larger than life size.
"The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." - 2
A person or thing of enormous size, strength, or influence.
"The CEO was a colossus in the tech industry, shaping the future of innovation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek kolossos, meaning a gigantic statue, via Latin. Originally used to describe the Colossus of Rhodes, the term evolved from referring specifically to monumental antiquity statues to metaphorically denoting any person or thing of immense size, strength, or importance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colossus" is said worldwide
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colosse
Transliteration: ko-los
"Le colosse de Rhodes était une statue géante."
Koloss
Transliteration: ko-loss
"Der Koloss von Rhodos war eine der sieben Weltwunder."
colosso
Transliteration: ko-lo-so
"Il colosso di Rodi era una statua gigantesca."
coloso
Transliteration: ko-lo-so
"El coloso de Rodas fue una de las siete maravillas del mundo."
colosso
Transliteration: ko-lo-so
"O colosso de Rodes foi uma das sete maravilhas do mundo."
कोलोसस
Transliteration: kolosas
"रोड्स का कोलोसस प्राचीन दुनिया के सात अजूबों में से एक था।"
巨像
Transliteration: jùxiàng
"罗德斯巨像是古代七大奇迹之一。"
콜로서스
Transliteration: kolloseoseu
"로도스의 콜로서스는 고대 세계의 7대 불가사의 중 하나였습니다."
コロッサス
Transliteration: korossasu
"ロドスのコロッサスは古代の七不思議の一つでした。"
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