9. Pyrrhic - RP Accent Vocabulary - Pyrrhic / Pyrrhic Victory

 

Pyrrhic : 시, 노래 등의 음율, 리듬

Pyrrhic Victory : 너무 많은 희생[대가]을 치르고 얻은 승리

 

Pyrrhic Victory
-> as an adjective
-> in a lawsuit, you were finally victoriuos but you spent lots of money 
-> pyrrhic victory, you've won but at such great a cost that it was't worth winning
-> it wasn't real vigtory due to losses in other parts
-> something achieved at too great cost, so there is no gain at all
-> pyrrhic accomplishment
-> usually use it in dispute cases

-> formality 6
-> use in informal and semi-formal conversation & writting

 

 

Pyrrhic 
-> as a noun
-> this is related to poetry 
-> the meter or the rhythm of a poem or a certain song
-> formality 6
-> use in informal and semi-formal conversation & writting

 

 

 

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