基本释义

n. 主角,主演;主要人物,领导者

星级词汇

英文词源

protagonist 主人公,主角
prota-,第一的,-agon,做,表演,词源同act,agent.

深度学习

protagonist (pro TAG un ist) A protagonist is the most important character in a play. The character in conflict (the Greek word “agon”) with the protag-onist is called an “antagonist.” In extended usage each word can be used, respectively, for a leader of a cause and his or her opponent.

  • In Shakespeare’s tragedies the protagonist is dead by the end of the play.
  • Abraham Lincoln’s antagonist in his race for a seat in the Senate, Stephen Douglas, is little remembered today.

——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》

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主角(pro-TAG un ist)主角是剧中最重要的角色。与赞成者发生冲突的角色(希腊语“agon”)被称为“反对者”。在扩展用法中,每个词都可以分别用于一个事业的领导者和他或她的对手。
在莎士比亚的悲剧中,主人公在戏剧结束时已经死了。
亚伯拉罕·林肯在竞选参议院席位时的对手斯蒂芬·道格拉斯如今已鲜为人知。
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