/'sɑ:gə; `sɑˇə/
n
1 long story of heroic deeds, esp of Icelandic or Norwegian heroes 长篇英雄故事, 萨迦（尤指冰岛或挪威的英雄的）.
2 story of a long series of events or adventures, esp one involving several generations of people （情节曲折或惊险的）长篇故事（尤指家世小说）
*The Forsyte Saga 《福赛特世家》
* His biography is a saga of scientific research. 他的传记就是一部科研记实.
* (joc 谑) the latest episode in her house-hunting saga 在她寻找住房漫长过程中最近发生的新鲜事.

n[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Old Nors]
a long and complicated series of events, or a description of this
　The whole saga began back in May.
saga of
　She launched into the saga of her on-off engagement.
a long story about events that happen over many years
saga of
　a saga of four generations of the Coleman family
one of the stories written about the Vikings of Norway and Iceland