英和和英

語源

Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero +‎ -ic.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA: /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈhiro.ɪk/
• ハイフネーション: he‧ro‧ic
• 韻: -əʊɪk

形容詞

heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)

1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

   Synonym: Homeric

   heroic deeds

2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
   • 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith‎, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40:

     To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic.

   • 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):

     Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic.

3. (sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

同意語

• herolike

反意語

• cowardly

派生語

関連する語

• hero
• heroine
• heroism

名詞

heroic (plural heroics)

1. A heroic verse.

参考

• heroics

参照

アナグラム

• coheir, cheiro-, orchie