| 单词 | pyrrhic |
| 释义 | pyrrhic 1. adj. (of a victory) won at too great a cost to be of use to the victor. Etymology: Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC, but sustained heavy losses 2. n. & adj. --n a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables. --adj written in or based on pyrrhics. Etymology: L pyrrhichius f. Gk purrhikhios (pous) pyrrhic (foot) |
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