pyrrhic

英 ['pɪrɪk] 美 ['pɪrɪk]

• adj. 付出极大代价而获得的
• n. 二短音步

英英释义

Noun:

1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

2. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

Adjective:

1. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece;

   "pyrrhic dance movements"
   

2. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables;

   "pyrrhic verses"
   

3. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans);

   "a Pyrrhic victory"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A total win for one side in any negotiation is just wrong because it's almost always a pyrrhic victory.
   在任何协商中单方面的全赢是错误的，因为那几乎是付出极大代价而得到的胜利。

近反义词

【近义词】

• dibrach 二短音步