| 单词 | pyrrhic |
| 释义 | pyrrhic (once / 30700 pages) 1adjn 2adjn Use the adjective pyrrhic to describe a victory that is won, but at too great a cost. In this use as an adjective, the word is often capitalized. The word pyrrhic comes from the Greek general, Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum but lost so many troops that he couldn't defeat Rome itself. If you are the winner in an argument with your brother, but the fight ends up ruining your relationship with him, it's a Pyrrhic victory. An ancient Greek war dance is also called a pyrrhic. WORD FAMILYpyrrhic: pyrrhically, pyrrhics USAGE EXAMPLESGenerals who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to anything but victory — pyrrhic ones don’t count — are again being empowered. Salon(Dec 22, 2016) The cartel cannot declare even Pyrrhic victory from the past two years. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) But it will be a pyrrhic victory at best. Washington Post(Nov 27, 2016) 1 1adj of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) a Pyrrhic victory 2adj of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece pyrrhic dance movements 3n an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare 2Hyper ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing a dance that is part of a religious ritual 1adj of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables pyrrhic verses 2n a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables Syn|Hyper dibrach foot, metrical foot, metrical unit (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
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