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Protagonist Greek Protos Person Plays Chief Character Story

正面 7664.protagonist
英 [prə'tæg(ə)nɪst]美 [prə'tæɡənɪst]

背面
释义:
n. 主角,主演;主要人物,领导者
例句:
1. a leading protagonist of the conservation movement资源保护运动的急先锋

1、prot- "first" + agon- + -ist.2、本身的直接含义: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".
protagonist 主人公,主角prota-,第一的,-agon,做,表演,词源同act,agent.
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.""

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