보통 크기보다 훨씬 큰 거대한 조각상.
A statue of enormous size, significantly larger than life.
예문:
"The museum's centerpiece is a granite colossus from the New Kingdom of Egypt."
"A modern colossus made of steel now stands where the old lighthouse used to be."
엄청난 영향력이나 능력을 가진 거물 또는 거대한 조직.
A person or thing of immense power, influence, or importance.
예문:
"The CEO was a colossus of industry who transformed the global economy."
"For decades, the Soviet Union remained a geopolitical colossus in Eastern Europe."
고대 세계 7대 불가사의 중 하나로 로도스 항구에 세워졌던 태양신 헬리오스의 거대 청동상.
The massive bronze statue of Helios in Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
예문:
"The Colossus of Rhodes was said to span the harbor entrance, though historians debate its exact pose."
"An earthquake eventually toppled the magnificent colossus after only fifty-four years of standing."