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pyrrhic (PEER ik) This adjective is most often used in the phrase “a pyr-rhic victory,” meaning a technical win achieved at a high cost. The word derives from an ancient Greek named Pyrrhus who defeated the Romans in 280 BC but lost nearly all his own troops in the process.
- Daniel, in a rather rude manner, pointed out his teacher’s mispronunciation of “tyranny” in front of the class; he was correct about her error, but I’d call it a pyrrhic victory since he needs her good will in writing his college recommendation.
- Some historians point out that most slave societies were able to abolish slavery without violence and that the Union triumph in the American Civil War was pyrrhic.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
付出代价的（PEER-ik）这个形容词最常用于短语“付出代价的胜利”，意思是以高成本取得的技术胜利。这个词来源于古希腊皮洛士，他在公元前280年击败了罗马人，但在这个过程中几乎失去了自己所有的军队。
- 丹尼尔以一种相当粗鲁的方式，在全班面前指出了老师对“暴政”的发音错误；他对她的错误是正确的，但我认为这是一场代价高昂的胜利，因为他在写大学推荐信时需要她的善意
- 一些历史学家指出，大多数奴隶社会能够在没有暴力的情况下废除奴隶制，而联邦在美国内战中的胜利是代价高昂的