olympus

olympus — noun

1. a mountain in northern Greece that rises higher than any other in the country. I

1.名詞B2
釋義

a mountain in northern Greece that rises higher than any other in the country. In ancient Greek stories, it was believed to be the place where the twelve major gods, led by Zeus, lived together.

例句

Visitors to Greece often hike Mount Olympus to watch the sunrise from its highest peak.

collocation: Mount Olympus

The ancient Greeks believed that the gods on Olympus decided the fate of human wars and journeys.

proper noun capitalisation: Olympus

用法筆記

In modern English, the mountain is almost always referred to as 'Mount Olympus' rather than 'Olympus' alone. The adjective 'Olympian' describes something related to the mountain or the gods who lived there, while 'Olympic' refers to the Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia — a different location in Greece.

常見錯誤

❌Olympic gods
✅Olympian gods
💡the games are Olympic; the gods of Mount Olympus are Olympian.
❌Mount Olympus is in Athens
✅Mount Olympus is in northern Greece, in the region of Thessaly
💡Olympus is far from Athens, about 260 km north.
❌Mount Olympos
✅Mount Olympus
💡the spelling 'Olympos' follows the Greek original but is not standard in English.