saga

Word family

sa·ga /ˈsɑːɡə/ noun [countableC]

1 STORYa long and complicated series of events, or a description of this 一长串的事件；长篇的描述

The whole saga began back in May.

整件事情的开始要回溯到5月份。

saga of

She launched into the saga of her on-off engagement.

她开始讲起她订婚复退婚的曲折长篇故事。

2 ALa long story about events that happen over many years 长篇故事，家世小说

saga of

a saga of four generations of the Coleman family

有关科尔曼家族四代人的家世小说

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3. ALRMone of the stories written about the Vikings of Norway and Iceland 萨迦〔关于挪威和冰岛地区海盗的传说〕

Examples from the Corpus

saga• But it is also a saga of human avarice and the abuse of power.• Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.• For some reason, the whole extraordinary saga of San Diego and Tijuana during Prohibition has been forgotten.• Her saga of the rise and fall of a powerful family dynasty was a great commercial success.• His saga could distract and entertain, guilt-free, for years.• The novel is a historical saga, set in Tudor times.• Meridon is linked to the aforementioned Lacey sagas, but its plot is self-contained.• Chang's novel is the real-life saga of a Chinese family.• Getting here from Milwaukee was a real saga.• Let me update you on my social security saga.• We have a crucial role to play in the unfolding of the sagas.• Our Susan and Vera saga in Bewley's is not that far-fetched and it replaces negative comment in many cases.

Origin saga

(1700-1800) Old Norse

Chinese

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