olympic

olympic — adjective

1. describing anything that belongs to, takes place at, or is part of the Olympics

1.形容詞A2
釋義

describing anything that belongs to, takes place at, or is part of the Olympics — a worldwide sports competition held once every four years where athletes from many countries take part in events such as swimming, running, and gymnastics.

例句

Yumi broke the Olympic record for the 200-metre freestyle on Tuesday night.

collocation: Olympic record

The Olympic torch passed through six small towns before reaching the stadium.

collocation: Olympic torch

文法句型

Olympic + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun (Olympic athlete, Olympic medal, Olympic stadium); rarely a predicate. Capitalised because it refers to a specific event, not a general type of competition.

常見錯誤

❌She is olympic in swimming.
✅She is an Olympic swimmer.
💡'Olympic' modifies a noun; it does not describe a person's quality on its own.
❌The athletes won olympic gold.
✅The athletes won Olympic gold.
💡capitalise 'Olympic' as it refers to the named Games.