non-heron.

Brit.

/nɒnˈhɪərəʊ/, U.S.

/nɑnˈhɪroʊ/,

/nɑnˈhiroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, hero n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + hero n. Compare earlier anti-hero n.

A person, esp. in a work of fiction, who does not possess the conventional characteristics of a hero. Cf. anti-hero n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > non-hero

non-hero1924

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > yielding to the enemy > one who yields in combat or deserts battlefield

recreantc1425

skedaddler1864

chocolate-cream soldier1894

chocolate soldier1895

non-hero1924

1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 10 360 These heroes, near heroes, and nonheroes move through the story as lifelike as the creations of great fictionists.

1948 E. E. Cummings Let. 27 Jan. (1969) 181 Our (as he's doubtless already boasted to you) non-hero was once a candidate for honours.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Nov. 657/1 These two novels..take lovable, weak, defeated men as non-heroes.

2001 Milawukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 7 Nov. 2 e Throughout the show, McNulty confects subtle portraits of himself as a dweebish non-hero.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-hero
释义	non-heron. Brit. /nɒnˈhɪərəʊ/, U.S. /nɑnˈhɪroʊ/, /nɑnˈhiroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, hero n. Etymology: < non- prefix + hero n. Compare earlier anti-hero n. A person, esp. in a work of fiction, who does not possess the conventional characteristics of a hero. Cf. anti-hero n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > non-hero non-hero1924 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > yielding to the enemy > one who yields in combat or deserts battlefield recreantc1425 skedaddler1864 chocolate-cream soldier1894 chocolate soldier1895 non-hero1924 1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 10 360 These heroes, near heroes, and nonheroes move through the story as lifelike as the creations of great fictionists. 1948 E. E. Cummings Let. 27 Jan. (1969) 181 Our (as he's doubtless already boasted to you) non-hero was once a candidate for honours. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Nov. 657/1 These two novels..take lovable, weak, defeated men as non-heroes. 2001 Milawukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 7 Nov. 2 e Throughout the show, McNulty confects subtle portraits of himself as a dweebish non-hero. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924
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