单词 | moral victory |
释义 | > as lemmasmoral victory moral victory n. a defeat that can be interpreted as a victory in moral terms. ΚΠ 1896 Daily News 14 Nov. 7/4 One had gained an actual victory, and the other had gained a moral victory. 1920 M. Beer Hist. Brit. Socialism II. iv. xvi. 315 The polling results were but moral victories. 1976 0–10 Cricket Scene (Austral.) 29/1 The second Test in Sydney was a moral victory when they were deprived of victory by rain. < as lemmas |
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