protagonist
英 [prə'tæg(ə)nɪst]
美 [prə'tæɡənɪst]
助記提示
1、prot- "first" + agon- + -ist.
2、本身的直接含義：leading person in any cause or contest. => actor who plays the chief or first part, principal character in a story, drama, etc.
3、Mistaken sense of "advocate, supporter" (1935) is from misreading of Greek protos as Latin pro- "for".
中文詞源
protagonist 主人公，主角prota-,第一的，-agon,做，表演，詞源同act,agent.
英文詞源
- protagonist (n.)
- 1670s, "principal character in a story, drama, etc.," from Greek protagonistes "actor who plays the chief or first part," from protos "first" (see proto-) + agonistes "actor, competitor," from agon "contest" (see act (n.)). Meaning "leading person in any cause or contest" is from 1889. Mistaken sense of "advocate, supporter" (1935) is from misreading of Greek protos as Latin pro- "for."
雙語例句
- 1. a leading protagonist of the conservation movement
- 資源保護運動的急先鋒
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. She was herself a vehement protagonist of sexual equality.
- 她本人就熱心提倡男女平等.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. At the end of the story, the protagonist emerges as a powerful pugilist.
- 在故事的結尾，主角變成了一個強有力的拳擊家。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The writer characterized the protagonist in his latest novel as lazy and selfish.
- 作家把他最近一部小說中主人公的性格描述成又懶惰又自私.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This is a female protagonist Kettering hand action adventure tour!
- 這是一款主角名叫凱特琳的女性動作冒險手遊!
來自互聯網