heroine

heroine

courageous woman; principle female character: The heroine of the play was a great actress.
Not to be confused with:heroin – highly addictive narcotic derived from morphine: He had a hard time kicking heroin.

her·o·ine

H0167200 (hĕr′ō-ĭn)n.1. A woman noted for courage and daring action.2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

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[Latin hērōīnē, hērōīna, from Greek hērōīnē, feminine of hērōs, hero; see hero.]

heroine

(ˈhɛrəʊɪn) n1. a woman possessing heroic qualities2. a woman idealized for possessing superior qualities3. the main female character in a novel, play, film, etc

her•o•ine

(ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn)

n. 1. a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. the principal female character in a story, play, film, etc. [1650–60; < Latin hērōīnē < Greek hērōinē, feminine of hḗrōs hero; see -ine⁴]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heroine - the main good female character in a work of fictionpersona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
	2.	heroine - a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deedsadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

heroine

noun1. protagonist, leading lady, diva, prima donna, female lead, lead actress, principal female character The heroine is a senior TV executive.2. star, celebrity, goddess, celeb (informal), megastar (informal), woman of the hour The heroine of the day was the winner of the Gold medal.3. idol, favourite, pin-up (slang), fave (informal) I still remember my childhood heroines.

Translations

女英雄

hero

(ˈhiərəu) – plural ˈheroes: feminine heroine (ˈherouin) – noun1. a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds. The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life. 英雄 英雄，偶像 2. the chief male person in a story, play etc. The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer. 主角 男主角heroic (hiˈrəuik) adjective1. very brave. heroic deeds. 英勇的 英勇的2. of heroes. heroic tales. 英雄的 有英雄气概的，英雄的 heˈroically adverb 英勇地 英勇地heroism (ˈherəuizm) noun great bravery. The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism. 英勇，英雄氣概 英勇，英雄行为 ˈhero-worship noun very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person. 英雄崇拜 英雄崇拜 verb to show such admiration for (someone). The boy hero-worshipped the footballer. 把(某人)當作英雄來崇拜 把…当英雄崇拜

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the heroine (not heroin) of the story.

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