【奥林匹克】奥林匹克是一个翻译词汇，它原指古希腊时期在奥林匹亚举行的对天神宙斯的祭祖活动。祭祖活动中的体育比赛被称之为“奥林匹亚竞技”。文艺复兴时期，人们在研究古希腊文化时，开始把“奥林匹亚竞技” 又称之为“古代奥林匹克运动会”。由于在古代奥林匹克运动会召开期间同时还要进行诸如学术讨论、诗歌朗诵、艺术展览等其他的一些文化活动，所以人们便把包括奥林匹亚竞技在内的整个活动都冠以“奥林匹克”的称呼。为了与现代相区别，故又称为“古代奥林匹克”。
[Olympic] is a translation of the Olympic vocabulary, it refers to the period of ancient Greece, held in Olympia the ancestors of the gods Zeus activities. Ancestors in sports activities called "Olympia athletic." Renaissance period, people in the study of ancient Greek culture, the beginning of the "Olympia athletic" and call it "ancient Olympic Games." As in the Ancient Olympic Games held at the same time to carry out, such as during the academic discussion, poetry readings, art exhibitions, a number of other cultural activities, including Olympia So people put the entire athletic activities, called "Olympic" designation. In order to distinguish the modern, it is also known as the "Ancient Olympic."
