heroic

英 [hɪ'rəʊɪk] 美[hə'roɪk]
  • adj. 英雄的;英勇的;记叙英雄及其事迹的;夸张的
  • n. 史诗;英勇行为

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词态变化


副词: heroically;

中文词源


heroic 英雄的,英勇的

hero,英雄,-ic,形容词后缀。

英英释意


1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

英文词源


heroic (adj.)
1540s, shortened from heroical (early 15c.), also heroycus "noble, magnanimous," from Latin heroicus "of a hero, heroic, mythical," from Greek heroikos "pertaining to heroes," from heros (see hero (n.1)). Earlier was heroical (early 15c.). The Heroic Age in Greece was the time before the return of the armies from the fall of Troy. Related: Heroically. Heroic verse (1610s), decasyllabic iambic, is from Italian.

同义词辨析


bold, brave, courageous, daring, heroic, fearless

这些形容词均含有"勇敢的"之意。

bold: 侧重指面对困难或危险时勇往直前,勇于进取的勇敢精神。

brave: 含义广泛,指天生的勇敢,无所畏惧地面对困难与危险,侧重胆识与果断。

courageous: 正式用词,侧重指在一切情况下都有胆量,无所畏惧,强调基于道德信念,经深思熟虑后所产生的勇敢。

daring: 强调面临意外或危险时胆大心细,头脑冷静。褒义贬义均可用,贬义指胆大妄为。

heroic: 正式用词,多指在战争或重大危险时,为他人为事业忘我献身的英雄气概。

fearless: 语气肯定,侧重在危险时无所畏惧,毫无动摇。

考试真题


This was all a bit bourgeois for Thomas Carlyle, who focused his biographies on the truly heroic lives of Martin Luther, Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bonaparte.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


This was foolishness on a heroic scale .
这简直是天大的蠢事。

牛津词典

heroic deeds/myths
英雄事迹 / 神话故事

牛津词典

a heroic story/poem
英雄故事 / 颂诗

牛津词典

We watched our team's heroic struggle to win back the cup.
我们目睹了我队为赢回奖杯所作的不懈努力。

牛津词典

Rescuers made heroic efforts to save the crew.
救援人员不畏艰险努力营救全体船员。

牛津词典

a heroic figure
英雄人物

牛津词典

Cut it out, Perry. You've performed your heroics. It's all over now.
住手吧,佩里。你已经逞过英雄了。现在一切都结束了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He said his advice was: 'No heroics, stay within the law'...
他说自己的建议是:“不要逞英雄,要遵纪守法。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

England need heroics from the captain now.
英格兰队此刻需要队长采取英勇果断的行为。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the man whose aerial heroics helped save the helicopter pilot...
以空中的英雄壮举拯救了直升机飞行员的人

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the book's central, heroic figure.
书中的中心主角人物

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He finally faltered in the last game of a heroic match...
他在这场艰苦比赛的最后一局中踉跄结束。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The company has made heroic efforts at cost reduction...
公司在降低成本方面付出了艰苦卓绝的努力。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of India.
他的英雄事迹在印度广为传颂。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The heroic sergeant risked his life to rescue 29 fishermen from their blazing trawler...
英勇的中士冒着生命危险从熊熊燃烧着的拖网渔船上救出了29名渔民。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She died a heroic death.
她英勇地牺牲了.

《简明英汉词典》

He shows a heroic spirit.
他身上透出一股英气.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

There was something original and heroic about the plan that pleased all of them.
这个方案富于创造性,别出心裁,很有魅力,因此他们都很喜欢.

期刊摘选

And it is the same, he perceived, in all seemingly heroic or tragic situations.
他想, 在所有从外表看来似乎是英雄或悲剧的场合,情况也是这样的.

期刊摘选

The most heroic & haughty one : All reactionaries are just paper tigers!
最豪迈,最傲气的一句话:— 切反动派都是纸老虎!

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Such heroic acts are entitled to high praise.
这种英雄之举值得称赞.

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The heroic mother herself against feeling deep sorrow and sent her beloved son to the battlefront.
英雄的母亲强忍悲痛,将自己的爱子送上前线.

期刊摘选

The heroic deeds of Huang Jiguang deserve to be recorded in letters of gold.
黄继光的英勇事迹值得大书特书.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Many people have heard of the man's heroic deeds.
许多人都已经听说了这个人的英雄事迹.

《简明英汉词典》

He received a medal for his heroic feat.
他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章.

《简明英汉词典》

This heroic utterance by Comrade Wang Jinxi voices the lofty aspirations of the workers and caders of Daqing and their families.
王进喜同志的这句豪言壮语,表达了大庆工人、干部和家属的雄心壮志.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The heroic deeds of him embodied the glorious tradition of the troops.
他的英雄事迹体现了军队的光荣传统.

《简明英汉词典》

Her heroic image is written on our hearts.
她的英雄形象永远铭刻在我们心中.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The heroic deeds of the people's soldiers are too numerous to enumerate.
人民子弟兵的事迹举不胜举.

《现代汉英综合大词典》