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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.
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2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F.
pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short
syllables.
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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.
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2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics;
containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
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{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 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 | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Pyrrhic definition: 1 relating to a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning… Learn more
  • Pyrrhic - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    Use the adjective pyrrhic to describe a victory that is won, but at too great a cost In this use as an adjective, the word is often capitalized The word pyrrhic comes from the Greek general, Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum but lost so many troops that he couldn't defeat Rome itself If you are the winner in an
  • PYRRHIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    5 meanings: 1 a metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables 2 of or relating to such a metrical foot 3 (of poetry) Click for more definitions
  • pyrrhic, n. ² adj. ³ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
    OED's earliest evidence for pyrrhic is from 1610, in the writing of John Selden, lawyer and historical and linguistic scholar It is also recorded as an adjective from the late 1500s pyrrhic is a borrowing from Latin Etymons: Latin pyrrhichius
  • Pyrrhic victory | Definition, Origin, Examples | Britannica
    Pyrrhic victory, a success that brings such significant harm to the victor that it differs little from defeat 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
  • PYRRHIC Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Pyrrhic definition: consisting of two short or unaccented syllables See examples of PYRRHIC used in a sentence
  • What is a Pyrrhic victory? - Merriam-Webster
    We define Pyrrhic victory as “a victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it ” The word comes from the name of Pyrrhus, a long-ago king of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses in defeating the Romans at Asculum in Apulia in 279 B C E
  • Whats the Origin of the Term Pyrrhic Victory? - ThoughtCo
    The phrase Pyrrhic victory originates from King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who in B C 281 suffered the original Pyrrhic victory King Pyrrhus landed on the southern Italian shore (in Tarentum of Magna Graecia) with 20 elephants and 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers ready to defend their fellow Greek speakers against advancing Roman domination
  • Who Was Pyrrhus and What is a Pyrrhic Victory? - WorldAtlas
    Many people cite Pyrrhus as one of the most powerful individuals and greatest successors of Alexander the Great Pyrrhus wrote a series about the art of war, which many generals read at the time He became ruler of the most powerful tribe in Epirus at just twelve years old





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