"pyrrhic" in Chinese (Simplified)

惨胜的

Definition

用来形容以极大代价获得的胜利，几乎等同于失败或得不偿失。

主要出现在正式或文学语境中，常用于“惨胜（的胜利）”。强调为了胜利付出的极高代价，结果几乎得不偿失。不要与“苦乐参半”混淆。

The general's win was a pyrrhic victory—he lost half his army.

将军的胜利是**惨胜**——他损失了一半的部队。

Winning the lawsuit turned out to be pyrrhic because the expenses were huge.

赢得官司最终成了**惨胜**，因为花费巨大。

His promotion was pyrrhic since he lost almost all his friends at work.

他的升职成了**惨胜**，因为几乎失去了所有工作中的朋友。

Sure, they won the game, but with so many injuries, it felt pretty pyrrhic.

他们虽然赢了比赛，但伤员太多，简直是**惨胜**。

That business deal was pyrrhic—we made a profit, but lost our reputation.

那笔生意是**惨胜**——我们赚了钱，但失去了名声。

After all they sacrificed, their victory felt oddly pyrrhic.

他们牺牲了那么多，胜利却有种奇怪的**惨胜**感。