| 单词 | heroic |
| 释义 | heroic (once / 288 pages) 1adj 2adjn Heroic means having the qualities of a hero, such as bravery. Maybe on your daily walk, you see a house on fire, and you run into the flames repeatedly to save the family and their pets, including the fish! That’s heroic. Literature offers many examples of heroic characters, who by their strength or their wiles or both overcame almost impossible obstacles. In Greek mythology, Hercules was given seven seemingly impossible tasks that he completed with heroic daring, Achilles was a warrior whose accomplishments in battle were heroic, and Odysseus showed his heroic qualities as he conquered monsters and men in his journey home. WORD FAMILYheroic: heroically, heroicly, heroics+/antihero: antiheroes/hero: antihero, heroes, heroic, heroical, heroism, heros/heroism: heroisms USAGE EXAMPLESIn Achilles, Lowell seemed to find a heroic reflection of his own mental volatility. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The sheer range of musical expression is astonishing: pastoral reveries, woodland scenes, romantic arias, heroic dramas, historical legends and visions of spiritual strife. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The works are rendered in a heroic style, with chiseled facial features, muscular arms and strong blocks of color. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1adj having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy heroic explorers Syn heroical bold fearless and daring 2adj showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort they took heroic measures to save his life Syn desperate brave, courageous possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching 3adj of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope heroic undertakings Syn expansive, grand impressive making a strong or vivid impression 4adj very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) 2of heroic proportions heroic sculpture Syn epic, larger-than-life big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1adj relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity heroic legends the heroic age 2n a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter Syn|Hyper heroic meter, heroic verse epic, epic poem, epos, heroic poem a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
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