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单词 tritagonist
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tritagonist

/trʌɪˈtaɡ(ə)nɪst / /trɪˈtaɡ(ə)nɪst/
noun
The person who is third in importance, after the protagonist and deuteragonist, in an ancient Greek drama.At this moment it has already become clear that Sonny is the protagonist and Sal the tritagonist....
  • The third actor was called the tritagonist, and he played the smaller roles in each play, usually messengers and shepherds.
  • As most plays called for three speaking actors, the protagonists probably chose their own second and third players - the deuteragonist and tritagonist.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek tritagōnistēs, from tritos 'third' + agōnistēs 'actor'.

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