单词 | heroic |
释义 | Word Frequency heroic(hɪˈrəʊɪk) or heroical adjective 1. of, like, or befitting a hero 2. courageous but desperate 3. relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds 4. of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology 5. (of language, manner, etc) extravagant 6. prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse 7. (of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal 8. Roman Catholic Church a. held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-control heroic virtue b. performed or undergone by such a person the heroic witness of martyrdom Derived forms heroically (heˈroically) adverb heroicalness (heˈroicalness) or heroicness (heˈroicness) noun |
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