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protagonist

🇬🇧 UK/prәu'tægәnist/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The main character in a story or drama; a leading figure or champion of a cause.

主人公,主角;领导者,倡导者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
protprefix
+
aconnector
+
gonstruggle, contest, conflict
+
istone who practices, believer in
=protagonist

Common Collocations

  • 1.main protagonist主要主角
  • 2.central protagonist核心主角
  • 3.unlikely protagonist意想不到的主角
  • 4.protagonist of a cause某一事业的领导者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The protagonist of the novel struggles with identity and belonging throughout the story.

  • 2.

    She emerged as the protagonist of the environmental movement in her country.

  • 3.

    The film's protagonist must choose between loyalty and justice.

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