heroic 音標拼音: [hɪr'oɪk]
a . 英勇的,英雄式的,壯麗雄偉的
n . 英雄詩,史詩,英勇行為
英勇的,英雄式的,壯麗雄偉的英雄詩,史詩,英勇行為
heroic adj 1 :
very imposing or impressive ;
surpassing the ordinary (
especially in size or scale ); "
an epic voyage "; "
of heroic proportions "; "
heroic sculpture " [
synonym : {
epic },
{
heroic }, {
larger -
than -
life }]
2 :
relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity ; "
heroic legends "; "
the heroic age "
3 :
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes ; "
the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy "; "
heroic explorers "
[
synonym : {
heroic }, {
heroical }]
4 :
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope ; "
an expansive lifestyle "; "
in the grand manner ";
"
collecting on a grand scale "; "
heroic undertakings " [
synonym :
{
expansive }, {
grand }, {
heroic }]
5 :
showing extreme courage ;
especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort ; "
made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber "; "
the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war "-
G .
C .
Marshall ; "
they took heroic measures to save his life " [
synonym : {
desperate }, {
heroic }]
n 1 :
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes ;
dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [
synonym :
{
heroic verse }, {
heroic meter }, {
heroic }]
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1 .
Of or pertaining to ,
or like ,
a hero ;
of the nature of heroes ;
distinguished by the existence of heroes ;
as ,
the heroic age ;
an heroic people ;
heroic valor .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Worthy of a hero ;
bold ;
daring ;
brave ;
illustrious ;
as ,
heroic action ;
heroic enterprises .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Sculpture &
Painting )
Larger than life size ,
but smaller than colossal ; --
said of the representation of a human figure .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Heroic Age },
the age when the heroes ,
or those called the children of the gods ,
are supposed to have lived .
{
Heroic poetry },
that which celebrates the deeds of a hero ;
epic poetry .
{
Heroic treatment }
or {
Heroic remedies } (
Med .),
treatment or remedies of a severe character ,
suited to a desperate case .
{
Heroic verse } (
Pros .),
the verse of heroic or epic poetry ,
being in English ,
German ,
and Italian the iambic of ten syllables ;
in French the iambic of twelve syllables ;
and in classic poetry the hexameter .
Syn :
Brave ;
intrepid ;
courageous ;
daring ;
valiant ;
bold ;
gallant ;
fearless ;
enterprising ;
noble ;
magnanimous ;
illustrious .
[
1913 Webster ]
195 Moby Thesaurus words for "
heroic ":
Alcaic ,
Anacreontic ,
Atlantean ,
Brobdingnagian ,
Castalian ,
Cyclopean ,
Gargantuan ,
Herculean ,
Homeric ,
Hudibrastic ,
Pierian ,
Pindaric ,
Theocritean ,
abysmal ,
acknowledged ,
admitted ,
alto ,
altruistic ,
astronomic ,
audacious ,
august ,
bardic ,
baritone ,
bass ,
big ,
bighearted ,
bold ,
bold -
spirited ,
brave ,
bravura ,
bucolic ,
chivalric ,
chivalrous ,
choral ,
choric ,
classical ,
coloratura ,
colossal ,
conventional ,
courageous ,
customary ,
cyclopean ,
daring ,
dauntless ,
desperate ,
determined ,
didactic ,
distinguished ,
dithyrambic ,
doughty ,
dramatic ,
drastic ,
eclogic ,
elegiac ,
elephantine ,
elevated ,
eminent ,
enormous ,
epic ,
established ,
exaggerated ,
exalted ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
fabulous ,
falsetto ,
famous ,
fearless ,
fixed ,
folk ,
gallant ,
generous ,
giant ,
giantlike ,
gigantic ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
grand ,
grandiose ,
great ,
great of heart ,
greathearted ,
hallowed ,
handed down ,
handsome ,
hardy ,
herolike ,
high ,
high -
minded ,
hoary ,
honorable ,
huge ,
hymnal ,
idealistic ,
idyllic ,
immemorial ,
immense ,
infinite ,
intrepid ,
inveterate ,
ironhearted ,
jumbo ,
knightlike ,
knightly ,
largehearted ,
lauded ,
legendary ,
liberal ,
lionhearted ,
liturgical ,
lofty ,
long -
established ,
long -
standing ,
lyric ,
magnanimous ,
magnificent ,
magniloquent ,
majestic ,
mammoth ,
manful ,
manly ,
mighty ,
miraculous ,
mock -
heroic ,
monster ,
monstrous ,
monumental ,
mountainous ,
mythological ,
narrative ,
noble ,
noble -
minded ,
of long standing ,
of the folk ,
openhanded ,
operatic ,
oral ,
pastoral ,
plucky ,
poetic ,
poetico -
mystical ,
poetico -
mythological ,
poetico -
philosophic ,
poetlike ,
prescriptive ,
princely ,
prodigious ,
profound ,
prominent ,
psalmic ,
psalmodial ,
psalmodic ,
renowned ,
rhapsodic ,
rooted ,
runic ,
sacred ,
sapphic ,
singing ,
skaldic ,
soaring ,
soldierlike ,
soldierly ,
soprano ,
stalwart ,
staunch ,
steadfast ,
stout ,
stouthearted ,
stupendous ,
sublime ,
superb ,
tenor ,
time -
honored ,
titanic ,
towering ,
traditional ,
treble ,
tremendous ,
tried and true ,
true -
blue ,
unafraid ,
undaunted ,
understood ,
unwritten ,
upstanding ,
valiant ,
valorous ,
vast ,
venerable ,
virile ,
virtuous ,
vocal ,
wonderful ,
worshipful
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