"pyrrhic" 怎么发音
word
ˈpɪɹɪk
PIR-ik
pˈɪrhɪk
PIR-ik
释义
Describes a victory or achievement that comes at such a great cost that it almost feels like a defeat or is not worth the price.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɪɹɪk
英式英语
pˈɪrhɪk
简化发音
美式
PIR-ik
英式
PIR-ik
语境中听
The general's win was a pyrrhic victory—he lost half his army.
Winning the lawsuit turned out to be pyrrhic because the expenses were huge.
His promotion was pyrrhic since he lost almost all his friends at work.
Sure, they won the game, but with so many injuries, it felt pretty pyrrhic.