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词汇 Icarian
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Definition of Icarian in English:

Icarian

adjective ɪˈkɛːrɪənaɪˈkɛriən
  • Relating to or characteristic of Icarus, especially in being excessively ambitious.

    an Icarian mentality that could only lead to a crash and burn
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Poetry's escape, its excess, follows an Icarian path: it drives upwards in a transgressive trajectory only to reach its limits and fall.
    • In another story, Ursula is punished with an Icarian death, a fall into the sea.
    • The stock followed the Icarian arc of so many of its dotcom peers.
    • It is a classic example of our Icarian conceit: the belief that with our resource-depleting technology we can improve on Nature.
    • Their talents and fame offered both true Icarian tragedy and final proof that money can't buy love.

Definition of Icarian in US English:

Icarian

adjectiveīˈkerēənaɪˈkɛriən
  • Relating to or characteristic of Icarus, especially in being excessively ambitious.

    an Icarian mentality that could only lead to a crash and burn
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Poetry's escape, its excess, follows an Icarian path: it drives upwards in a transgressive trajectory only to reach its limits and fall.
    • It is a classic example of our Icarian conceit: the belief that with our resource-depleting technology we can improve on Nature.
    • In another story, Ursula is punished with an Icarian death, a fall into the sea.
    • The stock followed the Icarian arc of so many of its dotcom peers.
    • Their talents and fame offered both true Icarian tragedy and final proof that money can't buy love.
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