Pyrrhic victory

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.
    — We now know that it [the Six-Day War] was a Pyrrhic victory.

词形变化

Pyrrhic victories plural pyrrhic victory alternative

词源

After Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses while defeating the Romans.
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