1
- having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; very brave英雄的; 勇敢的：
heroic deeds
英雄事迹
a few heroic individuals.
一些勇敢的人。
1.1
- of or representing heroes or heroines（代表）英雄的：
early medieval heroic poetry.
早期中世纪英雄诗。
1.2
- (of language or a work of art) grand or grandiose in scale or intention（语言或艺术品）夸张的, 豪壮的; 规模宏大的：
one passes under pyramids and obelisks, all on a heroic scale.
人走在规模宏大的金字塔和方尖石塔下面。
1.3
- Sculpture (of a statue) larger than life size but less than colossal【雕塑】（雕像）大于真人（或实物）但不及其两倍大的。
noun
heroics
1
- behaviour or talk that is bold or dramatic, especially excessively or unexpectedly so（尤指过分地或出乎意料地）大胆（或戏剧性）的行为（或言辞）：
the makeshift team performed heroics.
这支临时队伍哗众取宠地表现自己。
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- short for HEROIC VERSE.HEROIC VERSE的简称。
派生词
heroically
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French heroique or Latin heroicus, from Greek hērōikos 'relating to heroes', from hērōs 'hero'.