| 释义 |
protagonist/prəˈtæɡ(ə)nist/n. 1 the chief person in a drama, story, etc. (戏剧、故事等中的)主人公，主角 2 the leading person in a contest etc.; a principal performer (竞赛等的)主要人物；主要演员 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of, for) disp. an advocate or champion of a cause, course of action, etc. [异议] (事业、行动过程等的)倡导者或拥护者 a protagonist of women's rights 女权运动的拥护者 [Greek prōtagōnistēs (as PROTO-, agōnistēs ‘actor’)]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of protagonist in sense 3 to mean ‘a champion or advocate of a cause’ is considered incorrect in standard English. The word contains the Greek prefix proto- meaning ‘first’, not the prefix pro- meaning ‘in favour of’. 在释义 3 中， protagonist 表示“事业的倡导者或拥护者”。在规范英语中，这一用法被视为不正确。因为该词含有希腊语前缀 proto- (表示“第一”)，而非前缀 pro- (表示“支持”)。 |