Pyrrhic victory的词源

英文词源

Pyrrhic (adj.)

1885 (usually in phrase Pyrrhic victory), from Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, who defeated Roman armies at Asculum, 280 B.C.E., but at such cost to his own troops that he was unable to follow up and attack Rome itself, and is said to have remarked, "one more such victory and we are lost."

中文词源

Pyrrhic victory：得不偿失的胜利

来自Pyrrhus,古希腊城邦Epirus国王，在公元前280年抵抗罗马人进攻的一次战役中，虽然获得了胜利，但是自身也损失惨重，更严重的是，罗马人经得起一次战役的失败，但是由于Epirus是小国，自我恢复能力较弱，因此，虽然打了胜仗，国王Pyrrhus仍长叹一声，“伤敌一千，自损八百，得不偿失。”其名字字面意思为火一样的或火红色的，词源同fire.

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