基本释义
n. 主角，主演；主要人物，领导者
星级词汇
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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》
机器翻译，仅供参考
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。
