Definition of Olympic Games in English:
Olympic Games
(also the Olympics)
proper nounˌəlɪmpɪk ˈɡeɪmzəˈlɪmpɪk ˌɡeɪmz
1A sports festival held every four years in different venues, instigated by the Frenchman Baron de Coubertin (1863–1937) in 1896. Athletes representing more than 200 countries compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in more than twenty sports.
奥林匹克运动会（在不同地方举行的四年一次的体育运动盛会，1896年由法国人顾拜旦男爵[1863-1937]发起，如今有代表近150个国家的运动员在20多个项目上争夺金、银、铜奖牌）
See also Winter Olympics
- 1.1 An ancient Greek festival with athletic, literary, and musical competitions held at Olympia every four years, traditionally from 776 BC until abolished by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in AD 393.
393古代奥林匹克运动会（古希腊体育、文学、音乐竞赛盛会，每四年在奥林匹亚举行一次，该传统自公元前776年开始，延续至公元393年被罗马皇帝狄奥多西一世废除）
Definition of Olympic Games in US English:
Olympic Games
(also the Olympics)
proper nounəˈlɪmpɪk ˌɡeɪmz
1A modern sports festival held traditionally every four years in different venues, instigated by the Frenchman Baron de Coubertin (1863–1937) in 1896. Athletes representing more than 200 countries compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in a great variety of sports. Since 1992, the Summer Games and Winter Games alternate every two years.
奥林匹克运动会（在不同地方举行的四年一次的体育运动盛会，1896年由法国人顾拜旦男爵[1863-1937]发起，如今有代表近150个国家的运动员在20多个项目上争夺金、银、铜奖牌）
- 1.1 An ancient Greek festival with athletic, literary, and musical competitions held at Olympia every four years, traditionally from 776 BC until abolished by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in AD 393.
393古代奥林匹克运动会（古希腊体育、文学、音乐竞赛盛会，每四年在奥林匹亚举行一次，该传统自公元前776年开始，延续至公元393年被罗马皇帝狄奥多西一世废除）