| 单词 | hero |
| 释义 | hero[ heer-oh ] / ˈhɪər oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hero ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural he·roes; for 5 also he·ros.a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child. a person who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model or ideal: My older sister is my hero. Entrepreneurs are our modern heroes. the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc. Classical Mythology.
hero sandwich. the bread or roll used in making a hero sandwich. VIDEO FOR HEROWATCH NOW: What Did The Word "Hero" Used To Mean?We've long been captivated by heroes, but who and what we call heroes has definitely changed over time. Compare heroine (defs. 1-3). Origin of hero1605–15; back formation from Middle English heroes (plural) <Latin hērōs (singular), hērōes (plural) <Greek hḗrōs,hḗrōes SYNONYMS FOR hero3 lead, star. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hero ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR hero3 villain, heavy. SEE ANTONYMS FOR hero ON THESAURUS.COM usage note for heroIn its earliest use, the word hero was applied almost exclusively to a man. The corresponding word heroine was–and still is–reserved for a woman. Hero is still sometimes used to refer specifically to a man: British heroes and heroines. But hero is now considered to be a gender-neutral word, and is also increasingly used to refer to a woman: a list of American heroes; Joan of Arc, a French hero. In the sense "the principal character in a story, play, etc.," a hero is male and a heroine is female: Margaret is the novel’s heroine. OTHER WORDS FROM herohe·ro·like, adjectivesub·he·ro, noun, plural sub·he·roes.unhero, noun, plural un·he·roes.un·he·ro·like, adjectiveWords nearby herohernioid, hernioplasty, herniorrhaphy, herniotomy, hernshaw, hero, Herod, Herod Agrippa, Herod Agrippa I, Herod Agrippa II, Herod Antipas Definition for hero (2 of 2)Hero [ heer-oh ] / ˈhɪər oʊ / nounClassical Mythology. a priestess of Aphrodite who drowned herself after her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her. Also He·ron [heer-on] /ˈhɪər ɒn/ .Hero of Alexandria, flourished 1st century a.d., Greek scientist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heroBritish Dictionary definitions for hero (1 of 3)hero / (ˈhɪərəʊ) / noun plural -roesa man distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, fortitude, etc a man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field classical myth a being of extraordinary strength and courage, often the offspring of a mortal and a god, who is celebrated for his exploits the principal male character in a novel, play, etc Word Origin for heroC14: from Latin hērōs, from Greek British Dictionary definitions for hero (2 of 3)Hero1 / (ˈhɪərəʊ) / nounGreek myth a priestess of Aphrodite, who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her British Dictionary definitions for hero (3 of 3)Hero2 Heron/ (ˈhɪərəʊ) / noun1st century ad, Greek mathematician and inventor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for heroHero [ hē′rō ] Greek mathematician who wrote on mechanics and invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines. He also developed a formula for determining the area of a triangle. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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