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IELTS BNC: 2477 COCA: 1912

hero

hero /ˈhiroʊ/ noun
plural heroes or in sense 3 heros
hero
/ˈhiroʊ/
noun
plural heroes or in sense 3 heros
Learner's definition of HERO
[count]
: a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities英雄
: a person who is greatly admired被崇拜的对象
Hero can refer to either a man or a woman, but it is often used to refer specifically to a man. The specific word for a woman who is brave and admired is heroine.*Hero可指男性或女性,但经常用于专指男英雄;专指女英雄用heroine。
see also folk hero
: the chief male character in a story, play, movie, etc.男主人公;男主角
US plural usually heros : submarine sandwich
IELTS BNC: 2477 COCA: 1912

hero

1 of 2

noun (1)

he·​ro ˈhir-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce hero (audio)
plural heroes
1
a
: a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability
b
: an illustrious warrior
c
: a person admired for achievements and noble qualities
d
: one who shows great courage
2
a
: the principal character in a literary or dramatic work
used specifically of a principal male character especially when contrasted with heroine
A special feature was the cliff-hanger ending when hero, heroine, or both found themselves confronting a violent demise … Ira Konigsberg
now also used of a principal character who is female
… action movies with female heroes are emerging more frequently, and with increasing quality. William Bibbiani
b
: the central figure in an event, period, or movement
3
plural usually heros : submarine entry 2 sense 2
4
: an object of extreme admiration and devotion : idol

Hero

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Example Sentences

Noun (1) A motto of his hero, Thomas Edison, is inscribed on a favorite sweatshirt : "To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." Britt Robson, Mother Jones, May/June 2008 Greater authors—Arthur Conan Doyle most notably—have been in the same dilemma when seeking closure. And, like Conan Doyle, Rowling has won imperishable renown for giving us an identifiable hero and a fine caricature of a villain, and for making a fictional bit of King's Cross station as luminous as a certain address on nearby Baker Street. Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 12 Aug. 2007 Here's a novel by a decorated war hero with a fictional Middle Eastern desert war at its core. It pits an American-led coalition against a potentially lethal enemy … Lorenzo Carcaterra, People, 3 June 1991 Other physicists, long wedded to the notion that nothing can escape from a black hole, have generally come to accept that discovery. And the stuff emitted from little black holes (and big ones too, but far more slowly) is now called Hawking radiation. "In general relativity and early cosmology, Hawking is the hero," says Rocky Kolb, a physicist at Fermilab in Illinois. Leon Jaroff, Time, 8 Feb. 1988 He returned from the war a national hero. the hero of a rescue She was a hero for standing up to the government. His father has always been his hero. He has always been a hero to his son. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
To say the scene outside of the Weird premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night was enthusiastic would be understating both the amount of Yankomania on display and how seriously these disciples worshiped their hero. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 As these visions grow more intense, our budding hero must answer the call, embarking on an adventure with Isha to uncover his destiny. Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Love and Thunder finds our hero in a bit of a midlife crisis. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 That all changed on Monday, when our hero shocked the tennis world by defeating the legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 major championships. James Freeman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 But much like his hero John Lennon, Gallagher’s acoustic chops remain at the root of Oasis’ most enduring songs. Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022 My hero, @MichaelBuble, gave me the most incredible moment of my life thus far. Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 His followers piled into the stock, thinking their hero would work his magic and use his shareholder power to force change at the company. Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Your little hero will surely save the day in this firefighter Halloween costume. Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Latin heros, from Greek hērōs

Noun (2)

Latin, from Greek Hērō

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hero was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 2477 COCA: 1912
hero

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HERO | HERO + VERB | HERO + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, great大英雄He was one of the great football heroes of his day.他是那個時代偉大的足球英雄之一。genuine, real, true真正的英雄all-time空前的英雄Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists.愛因斯坦是眾多科學家心中無與倫比的英雄。unsung未受到讚頌的英雄She was an unsung hero of the British film industry.她是英國電影業默默無聞的英雄。forgotten被遺忘的英雄reluctant, unlikely不情願做英雄的英雄;沒有英雄相的英雄(非心目中的英雄)brave, intrepid勇敢的/無畏的英雄The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country.這首歌緬懷為國捐軀的勇士。romantic, tragic愛情劇/悲劇主角Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero.他又矮又胖,不是愛情劇的典型主角。action, swashbuckling動作/驚險傳奇式的英雄Tired of playing the swashbuckling hero, he sought out more challenging roles.他對老是演草莽英雄都感到厭煩了,於是便尋求扮演更有挑戰性的角色。conquering得勝的英雄He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.錦標賽結束後,他載譽歸來。all-American (BrE) 全美最佳英雄have-a-go (= sb who is not in the police, etc. who tries to prevent a crime) (BrE) 見義勇為的英雄A have-a-go hero who attempted to stop thieves stealing a car was killed after the robbers ran him over.為阻止盜賊偷汽車,見義勇為的英雄被盜賊開車碾死。fallen失勢的英雄a fallen hero trying to regain his position試圖東山再起的落難英雄cult受崇拜的英雄James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties.詹姆斯・迪恩在 20 世紀 50 年代是狂熱崇拜的對象。folk, hometown, local, national, popular民間的/故鄉的/當地的/民族/大眾崇拜的英雄fictional, legendary, mythical虛構的/傳奇/神話中的英雄real-life現實中的英雄eponymous, titular同名主人公Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes堂吉訶德 - 塞萬提斯同名小說中的主人公boyhood, childhood少年時的/童年時的偶像Bugs Bunny was one of my childhood heroes.兔巴哥是我童年時的偶像之一。working-class工人階級的英雄war戰爭英雄military, naval戰鬥/海軍英雄decorated得過勳章的英雄film, movie (especially NAmE) 電影偶像comic, football, guitar, musical, sporting, sports (NAmE) 漫畫英雄;足球偶像;吉他英雄;音樂偶像;體育明星;運動英豪Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero.吉米・亨德里克斯是她心目中的吉他大師。In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes.在這張唱片中,她向自己的音樂偶像致敬。Olympic奧運英雄cultural文化英雄VERB + HERObe hailed (as)被頌揚為英雄He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.那次營救行動之後他就被譽為英雄。become, make sb into, turn sb into成為英雄;使某人成為英雄The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero.這場拯救森林的戰鬥使他成為當地的英雄。die英勇犧牲He died a national hero.他英勇犧牲,成為民族英雄。celebrate, commemorate, honour/honor, salute頌揚英雄;紀念英雄;表揚英雄;向英雄致敬cheer為英雄歡呼emulate學習英雄play, portray扮演/刻畫男主角Tom Cruise played the hero.湯姆・克魯斯扮演主角。meet見到偶像a chance to meet his hero見他的偶像的機會HERO + VERBbattle, fight英雄戰鬥rescue sb, save sb/sth英雄營救某人;英雄挽救⋯inspire sb英雄鼓舞某人HERO + NOUNstatus英雄身分O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball.奧賴利很享受自己因球技而獲得的英雄身分。figure英雄形象His father was a hero figure to him.父親是他心目中的英雄。worship英雄崇拜PREPOSITIONhero to對⋯來說是英雄He was a hero to all his friends.他是他所有朋友心目中的英雄。PHRASESbe no hero膽小怕事John was no hero-he was willing to let others fight.約翰不是個好漢 - 他寧願讓別人戰鬥。give sb a hero's welcome, receive a hero's welcome給某人/受到英雄般的歡迎hero of the hour當時的英雄Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour.每個人都表現得很精彩,但瓊斯無疑是當時的英雄。(die) a hero's death死得英勇

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