A colossus is someone or something extremely big, or extremely important — a giant.

A colossuscolossus 這個字 is someone or something是指某人或某樣東西 extremely big極其巨大，or extremely important或極其重要——a giant就像個巨人。

The first famous one was a huge bronze statue of the sun god at the harbour of Rhodes in ancient Greece; people still call it the Colossus of Rhodes. From that statue the word spread.

The first famous one第一個有名的例子，was a huge bronze statue of the sun god是一尊太陽神的巨大青銅像，at the harbour of Rhodes in ancient Greece位在古希臘羅德島的港口；people still call it the Colossus of Rhodes大家至今還叫它「羅德島巨像」。From that statue就是從那尊雕像開始，the word spread這個字才傳開來的。

A company can be a colossus if it towers over its industry. A writer or a scientist can be a colossus if their work feels larger than everyone else’s.

A company can be a colossus一間公司也可以被稱作 colossus，if it towers over its industry如果它在業界裡鶴立雞群的話。A writer or a scientist can be a colossus一個作家或科學家也可以被稱作 colossus，if their work feels larger than everyone else’s如果他們的成就感覺遠遠超越其他所有人。

Though actually, in everyday talk it is a slightly grand, newspaper-style word. You would not call a tall classmate a colossus unless you were joking.

Though actually不過其實，in everyday talk it is a slightly grand, newspaper-style word在日常對話裡，這是個有點誇張、報紙式的用詞。You would not call a tall classmate a colossus你不會把一個高個子同學叫做 colossus，unless you were joking除非你是在開玩笑。

The usual plurals are colossi (from Latin) and colossuses; both appear.

The usual plurals are colossi (from Latin) and colossuses常見的複數是 colossi（源自拉丁文）和 colossuses；both appear兩種都會出現。