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单词 heroics
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heroics /hɪˈrəʊɪks/ pl n
  1. short for heroic verse
  2. extravagant or melodramatic language, behaviour, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
he•ro•ic /hɪˈroʊɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    Also, heˈro•i•cal. 
  1. of, relating to, or like a hero or heroine.
  2. having or involving daring or forceful action:took heroic measures to save the child's life.
  3. Literature dealing with heroes and heroines:[before a noun]heroic literature.

n. 
  1. heroics, [plural]
    • language or behavior that is flamboyantly heroic:Leave the heroics to the police.
he•ro•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
he•ro•ic  (hi rōik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Also, he•roi•cal. 
  2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  3. suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring;
    noble:a heroic ambition.
  4. having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero;
    extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.:a heroic explorer.
  5. having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures:Heroic measures were taken to save his life.
  6. Literaturedealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.
  7. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity:heroic mythology.
  8. Literature, Poetryused in heroic poetry. Cf. heroic verse.
  9. Literatureresembling heroic poetry in language or style;
    grandiloquent.
  10. Literature(of style or language) lofty;
    extravagant;
    grand.
  11. larger than life-size:a statue of heroic proportions.

n. 
  1. Literature, PoetryUsually, heroics. See heroic verse. 
  2. heroics:
    • flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.
    • heroic action or behavior.
  • Greek hērōïkós of, pertaining to a hero; compare late Middle English heroical, heroicus; see hero, -ic
  • Latin hērōicus
  • 1540–50
he•roi•cal•ly, adv. 
he•roi•cal•ness, he•roic•ness, he•ro•ic•i•ty  (hēr′ō isi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dauntless, valiant, valorous, gallant, brave, courageous.
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged epic.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. cowardly.

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