pyrrhic 音标拼音: [p'ɪrɪk]
n . 出征舞,抑抑格
a . 出征舞的,抑抑格的
出征舞,抑抑格出征舞的,抑抑格的
pyrrhic adj 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 "
n 1 :
a metrical unit with unstressed -
unstressed syllables [
synonym :
{
pyrrhic }, {
dibrach }]
2 :
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare Pyrrhic \
Pyr "
rhic \,
n .
1 . [
Gr . ?:
cf .
F .
pyrrhique ,
fem .]
An ancient Greek martial dance ,
to the accompaniment of the flute ,
its time being very quick .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . [
L .
pyrrhichius (
sc .
pes ),
Gr . ? (
sc . ?):
cf .
F .
pyrrhique ,
masc .] (
Pros .)
A foot consisting of two short syllables .
[
1913 Webster ]
Pyrrhic \
Pyr "
rhic \,
a . [
L .
pyrrhichius ,
Gr . ?
belonging to the ?
(
sc . ?)
a kind of war dance .]
1 .
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance . "
ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet ." --
Byron .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Pros .)
Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic ,
or to pyrrhics ;
containing pyrrhic ;
as ,
a pyrrhic verse .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Pyrrhic victory } [
From Pyrrhus ,
king of Epirus .],
(
a )
a victory in which the winning side sustains very heavy losses .
(
b )
any act supposedly benefitting the actor ,
for which the costs outweight the benefits .
[
PJC ]
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pyrrhic ":
Alexandrine ,
accent ,
accentuation ,
amphibrach ,
amphimacer ,
anacrusis ,
anapest ,
antispast ,
antispastic ,
arsis ,
bacchius ,
beat ,
cadence ,
cadenced ,
caesura ,
catalexis ,
chloriamb ,
chloriambus ,
colon ,
counterpoint ,
cretic ,
dactyl ,
dactylic ,
dactylic hexameter ,
diaeresis ,
dimeter ,
dipody ,
dochmiac ,
elegiac ,
elegiac couplet ,
elegiac pentameter ,
emphasis ,
epitrite ,
feminine caesura ,
foot ,
heptameter ,
heptapody ,
heroic couplet ,
hexameter ,
hexapody ,
iamb ,
iambic ,
iambic pentameter ,
ictus ,
ionic ,
jingle ,
lilt ,
masculine caesura ,
measure ,
measured ,
meter ,
metric ,
metrical accent ,
metrical foot ,
metrical group ,
metrical unit ,
metron ,
molossus ,
mora ,
movement ,
numbers ,
paeon ,
pentameter ,
pentapody ,
period ,
proceleusmatic ,
prosodic ,
quantity ,
rhythm ,
rhythmic ,
scanning ,
spondaic ,
spondee ,
sprung rhythm ,
stress ,
swing ,
syzygy ,
tetrameter ,
tetrapody ,
tetraseme ,
thesis ,
tribrach ,
trimeter ,
tripody ,
triseme ,
trochaic ,
trochee
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Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia A "Pyrrhic victory" is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War
PYRRHIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PYRRHIC is a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables How to use pyrrhic in a sentence
Pyrrhic | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Pyrrhic meaning: 1 relating to a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning… Learn more
Pyrrhic - definition of pyrrhic by The Free Dictionary 1 consisting of two short or unaccented syllables 2 composed of or pertaining to pyrrhics n 3 a pyrrhic foot
Pyrrhic victory | Definition, Origin, Examples | Britannica Although the triumphant party in a Pyrrhic victory is considered the overall winner, the costs incurred and their future repercussions diminish the sense of genuine success It is sometimes known as a hollow victory The origin of the term Pyrrhic victory can be traced to King Pyrrhus of Epirus
PYRRHIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Pyrrhic in American English (ˈpɪrɪk) adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, or his costly victory
pyrrhic, adj. ¹ n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . What is the etymology of the word pyrrhic? pyrrhic is a borrowing from Latin Etymons: Latin pyrrhichus, pyrrhicha
Pyrrhic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective Pyrrhic (comparative more Pyrrhic, superlative most Pyrrhic) (not comparable) Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319 318–272 BC), Greek general and statesman
Who Was Pyrrhus and What is a Pyrrhic Victory? - WorldAtlas A Pyrrhic victory describes a triumph won at such devastating cost that it amounts to defeat The term traces back to Pyrrhus of Epirus, who fought the Romans during the Pyrrhic War
PYRRHIC Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com PYRRHIC definition: consisting of two short or unaccented syllables See examples of pyrrhic used in a sentence