Cadmean victory

短语

损失极大的胜利

词形变化

Cadmean victories 复数 Cadmean victories

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

词源

Probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus killed each other.

来源：wiktionary