| 单词 | victory |
| 释义 | victory —victoryless, adj. /vik"teuh ree, vik"tree/, n. , pl. victories. 1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war. 2. an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost. 3. the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis. 4. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory. 5. (cap.) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory. [1275-1325; ME victorie < L victoria, equiv. to victor-, s. of victor VICTOR + -ia -Y3] Syn. 3. VICTORY, CONQUEST, TRIUMPH refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. VICTORY suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. CONQUEST implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. TRIUMPH implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice. Ant. 1-3. defeat. |
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