a long traditional story about adventures and brave acts, especially one from Norway or Iceland 萨迦（尤指古代挪威或冰岛讲述冒险经历和英雄事迹的长篇故事） a long story about events over a period of many years （讲述许多年间发生的事情的）长篇故事，长篇小说 a family saga 家世小说
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- continuing
- ongoing
- long
- …
- continue
- in a/the saga
a long series of events or adventures and/or a report about them 一连串的事件（或经历）；一连串经历的讲述（或记述） The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack. 头版是对劫持事件的连续报道。 - (humorous)
the saga of how I missed the plane 有关我如何误了飞机的一连串倒霉事儿 This whole saga has been a pretty significant victory for truth. 整部传奇故事写的是真理赢得的重大胜利。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- continuing
- ongoing
- long
- …
- continue
- in a/the saga
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Old Norse, literally ‘narrative’; related to the noun saw (sense 2).