very great courage 英勇表现；英雄精神 The firefighters displayed both heroism and staunchness. 消防队员显示出英雄气概和不屈不挠的精神。 He showed great heroism in going back into the burning building. 他重返燃烧的大楼，表现极为英勇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extraordinary
- real
- true
- …
- display
- show
- celebrate
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- an act of heroism
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French héroïsme, from héros, from Latin heros, from Greek hērōs ‘hero’.