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pyrrhical

Adjective
not-comparable
Japanese Meaning
(勝利などが)代償が大きく、得られる成果と比較して犠牲が過大な状態を表す。たとえば、『苦い勝利』という意味合いで使われる。
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将軍の大きな代償を伴う勝利は軍を弱体化させ、民を貧しくし、征服から得られる実際の利益を損なった。

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The general's pyrrhical triumph left his army weakened and his people poorer, undermining any real benefit from the conquest.

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The general's pyrrhical triumph left his army weakened and his people poorer, undermining any real benefit from the conquest.

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