Definition of heroine in English:

heroine

noun ˈhɛrəʊɪnˈhɛroʊən

1A woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
女英雄
she was a true feminist heroine
Example sentencesExamples
- Alice Lenshina died in jail, but her church survives and she is regarded as a heroine by Zambian feminists.
- Joan of Arc is a heroine in history as well as an enigma in the collective unconscious and, dimension of myth.
- The ticker-tape reception being afforded later this month to the 47,000 volunteers who were the true heroes and heroines of the Games is richly deserved.
- Athletes who compete with disabilities are more used to the ‘Francis Gay’ school of sports coverage - saccharine coated profiles about how the little heroes and heroines rose above adversity.
- In a changed political climate, and with like-minded women unable to defend her publicly, a feminist heroine, it turned out, was a very expendable creature.
- Great acts of courage happen every day, but heroes and heroines often go unrecognised.
- They are the true heroines of this discouraging episode.
- Instead my concern over world and community events has me feeling concerned about yourself and others that have expressed a humanness we avid listeners and fans never allow from our heroes and heroines.
- For 74 years, these true American heroines have languished there ignominiously.
- What India's unsung heroes, and heroines, have achieved these past few weeks against great odds should not go unrewarded or unnoticed.
- And what was funny is that my younger sister saw me a little as a heroine, she always looked to me as this free person.
- An event of this magnitude could perhaps one day bring recognition to ‘true’ heroes and heroines in society.
- It has also been found that preschoolers, who are typically unable to distinguish between what is real and fiction, often see television as reality and try to copy the actions and behaviors of their heroes and heroines.
- It is nearly always the case for our equine heroes and heroines that the end of their racing career is made public in a sparse announcement to the press.
- Dormant until today, the Olympic tennis stadium suddenly erupted when the Greek heroine came from a set down to gain momentum in the second session.
- Kazakova's performance made her the heroine of the Moscow Film Festival.
- It debunks the myth of great Victorian heroes and heroines such as Dr Arnold, Florence Nightingale, Cardinal Manning.
- In the carnage of the Bali bombings, as with the destruction of the New York World Trade Centre last year, heroes and heroines emerged.
- We'll take a break, and when we come back, we'll take calls for both Erin Runnion and Sheriff Mike Carona, who have become genuine American heroes and heroines, haven't they?
- Any resemblance to the Hollywood duo - who became heroines of the feminist movement after their 1991 movie - is coincidental but, at least for Thompson, appropriate.
Synonyms
brave woman, hero, woman of courage, great woman, woman of the hour
victor, winner, conqueror
star, idol, superstar, megastar, celebrity, celebutante, luminary, lion
ideal, ideal woman, paragon, exemplar, shining example, perfect example, favourite, darling
informal celeb
1. 1.1 The chief female character in a book, play, or film, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize.
  （书、戏剧或电影中多具良好品质并引人同情的）女主角，女主人公
  Jane Austen's heroines
  Example sentencesExamples
  The women in non-fiction chick lit possess all the cartoonish and exaggerated qualities of chick-lit heroines, and none of the complexity of real women.
  More than half of its movies debuted at the Television Critics Association last month focused on women's issues, female characters or heroines.
  My heroine - a middle-aged female detective - lives in Marchmont and is a bit of a non-conformist loner.
  When Kwan shocked Hong Kong by coming out, he was already established as one of the city's best filmmakers, esteemed for his finely tuned aesthetics and perfectly realized tragic heroines.
  Not only do the painters look this way, so do the heroines of the books by the female novelists.
  Anyone who still believes this myth should look to the dozens of female heroines in comic books.
  That is, Austen invited an intense identification with her heroines while undermining the reader's ability to do so through the irony inherent in free indirect speech.
  And Jane was described as a real woman, with nothing clumsy about her character and as a genuine heroine unlike today's film stars and models.
  I'd say William Gibson has had the most profound effect on representation of female characters, especially heroines, in both the written and filmic genres of sci-fi, and branching into action.
  She plays the role of one two heroines in the film, the other being Samyuktha Varma.
  Set in the pre-war Old South, Mitchell wrote about the fictional life of one of literature's and the silver screen's most memorable heroines, Scarlett O'Hara.
  And I just saw something about a new comic with a heroine called Aphrodite.
  The latest wave of computer games looks set to feature heroines more resembling Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson than Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  A ghost story set in medieval times with screaming heroines and handsome knights, it was aiming at the market that longed for a return to more rural, gentler times.
  The heroine of his Ephesian Tale, Anthia, is introduced dressed as Artemis in a procession where all can behold her beauty.
  The range of roles afforded female heroines in Perrault's retellings is predictably limited and limiting, consistently advising young girls to be beautiful rather than clever, passive rather than active.
  The magician circles, chanting as she goes, faster and faster until finally our heroine trips over her own feet and lands on the floor.
  If by the hero of a novel means one the character not who commands the most interest but who best represents the author's values, Dolly is the heroine.
  Probably Aristotle also disapproved of Medea as a tragic heroine, because he downgraded plots like this one that show a good person deliberately choosing evil.
  Feanay has a similar set of moves, but he uses different guns and is generally quicker than Sho (like most videogame heroines compared with their male counterparts).
  Synonyms
  female protagonist, principal female character
  principal female role, lead actress, lead, leading lady, leading role, female lead, star role, starring role, star part, female star, prima donna, diva
2. 1.2 (in mythology and folklore) a woman of superhuman qualities and often semi-divine origin, in particular one whose deeds were the subject of ancient Greek myths.
  （神话和传说中的）女超人，半神女人（尤指那些与神打交道且有丰功伟绩而成为古希腊神话和传说主要题材的人）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Characteristically, he depicts the mythic heroine at the very moment of her ravishment, when she is taken by Zeus, transformed into a shower of gold coins.
  In China, the goddess Guanyin is also a heroine who dies and returns from the Underworld where she demonstrates her powers.
  With her tip-tilted nose and sheaf of brown hair, Mulgrew as Isolt even resembles John W. Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite paintings of mythic medieval heroines.
  When Kalliope had no interesting news from the city, Kyros told us war stories and about heroes, heroines, gods and goddesses.
  Like a mythological heroine who makes a terrifying journey to the underworld and returns with a valuable prize, Turke feels she has been given a gift.
  The season debuts with Usha Gupta's new piece, Asht Nayika, based on eight female heroines of Indian mythology.
  Numerous Greek heroes and heroines commit manslaughter in myth.
  It's worth bearing in mind that the fount of all female action heroines is China - not a country known for its equal treatment of the sexes.
  Each ethnic group has its own heroes and heroines, legends, and myths.
  Similarly the Greek and Roman gods were more like mythical heroes and heroines than like the omnipotent, omniscient and good God postulated in mediaeval and modern philosophy.
  Propertius' romantic, impossible dream had been that Cynthia would be like heroines of myth.
  The new series is set in a world of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and heroines like Wonder Woman don't exist.
  But what happens when the idea of drawing images of womanhood on the contemporary stage is born through juxtaposition of the two ancient heroines, moulded to the necessities of the experiences of womanhood?
  Intricate carvings decorated the face of the doors, depicting the many elven heroes and heroines.
  Chetty's subjects are symbolic tarotlike goddesses and heroines beautifully executed in silk with elegantly visible stitching, which hang on the wall like paintings.
  As a Saxon Benedictine, Hrotsvit wrote lives of saints, epic Ottonian histories, and brief dramas of Christian martyrs and heroines.
  Traditional beliefs and views are subverted as a searching look is directed at figures and heroines from our epics, myths and legends.
  By the end of it we had half the known superheroes and heroines from the old comic books.
  She focuses exclusively on narrative representations of female heroines from classical antiquity.
  Draupathy, the mythical heroine is an archetype of Indian woman.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'demigoddess, venerated woman'): from French héroïne or Latin heroina, from Greek hērōinē, feminine of hērōs 'hero'.

Rhymes

heroin

Definition of heroine in US English:

heroine

nounˈhɛroʊənˈherōən

1A woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
女英雄
she was the heroine of a materialist generation
她是物质主义一代的女英雄。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is nearly always the case for our equine heroes and heroines that the end of their racing career is made public in a sparse announcement to the press.
- Kazakova's performance made her the heroine of the Moscow Film Festival.
- Instead my concern over world and community events has me feeling concerned about yourself and others that have expressed a humanness we avid listeners and fans never allow from our heroes and heroines.
- It debunks the myth of great Victorian heroes and heroines such as Dr Arnold, Florence Nightingale, Cardinal Manning.
- The ticker-tape reception being afforded later this month to the 47,000 volunteers who were the true heroes and heroines of the Games is richly deserved.
- We'll take a break, and when we come back, we'll take calls for both Erin Runnion and Sheriff Mike Carona, who have become genuine American heroes and heroines, haven't they?
- Any resemblance to the Hollywood duo - who became heroines of the feminist movement after their 1991 movie - is coincidental but, at least for Thompson, appropriate.
- What India's unsung heroes, and heroines, have achieved these past few weeks against great odds should not go unrewarded or unnoticed.
- They are the true heroines of this discouraging episode.
- Joan of Arc is a heroine in history as well as an enigma in the collective unconscious and, dimension of myth.
- In a changed political climate, and with like-minded women unable to defend her publicly, a feminist heroine, it turned out, was a very expendable creature.
- It has also been found that preschoolers, who are typically unable to distinguish between what is real and fiction, often see television as reality and try to copy the actions and behaviors of their heroes and heroines.
- An event of this magnitude could perhaps one day bring recognition to ‘true’ heroes and heroines in society.
- Dormant until today, the Olympic tennis stadium suddenly erupted when the Greek heroine came from a set down to gain momentum in the second session.
- In the carnage of the Bali bombings, as with the destruction of the New York World Trade Centre last year, heroes and heroines emerged.
- For 74 years, these true American heroines have languished there ignominiously.
- Great acts of courage happen every day, but heroes and heroines often go unrecognised.
- Athletes who compete with disabilities are more used to the ‘Francis Gay’ school of sports coverage - saccharine coated profiles about how the little heroes and heroines rose above adversity.
- And what was funny is that my younger sister saw me a little as a heroine, she always looked to me as this free person.
- Alice Lenshina died in jail, but her church survives and she is regarded as a heroine by Zambian feminists.
Synonyms
brave woman, hero, woman of courage, great woman, woman of the hour
star, idol, superstar, megastar, celebrity, celebutante, luminary, lion
1. 1.1 The chief female character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize.
  （书、戏剧或电影中多具良好品质并引人同情的）女主角，女主人公
  Example sentencesExamples
  The latest wave of computer games looks set to feature heroines more resembling Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson than Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  The heroine of his Ephesian Tale, Anthia, is introduced dressed as Artemis in a procession where all can behold her beauty.
  If by the hero of a novel means one the character not who commands the most interest but who best represents the author's values, Dolly is the heroine.
  Feanay has a similar set of moves, but he uses different guns and is generally quicker than Sho (like most videogame heroines compared with their male counterparts).
  The range of roles afforded female heroines in Perrault's retellings is predictably limited and limiting, consistently advising young girls to be beautiful rather than clever, passive rather than active.
  A ghost story set in medieval times with screaming heroines and handsome knights, it was aiming at the market that longed for a return to more rural, gentler times.
  She plays the role of one two heroines in the film, the other being Samyuktha Varma.
  That is, Austen invited an intense identification with her heroines while undermining the reader's ability to do so through the irony inherent in free indirect speech.
  Set in the pre-war Old South, Mitchell wrote about the fictional life of one of literature's and the silver screen's most memorable heroines, Scarlett O'Hara.
  And I just saw something about a new comic with a heroine called Aphrodite.
  More than half of its movies debuted at the Television Critics Association last month focused on women's issues, female characters or heroines.
  When Kwan shocked Hong Kong by coming out, he was already established as one of the city's best filmmakers, esteemed for his finely tuned aesthetics and perfectly realized tragic heroines.
  Probably Aristotle also disapproved of Medea as a tragic heroine, because he downgraded plots like this one that show a good person deliberately choosing evil.
  My heroine - a middle-aged female detective - lives in Marchmont and is a bit of a non-conformist loner.
  And Jane was described as a real woman, with nothing clumsy about her character and as a genuine heroine unlike today's film stars and models.
  I'd say William Gibson has had the most profound effect on representation of female characters, especially heroines, in both the written and filmic genres of sci-fi, and branching into action.
  The women in non-fiction chick lit possess all the cartoonish and exaggerated qualities of chick-lit heroines, and none of the complexity of real women.
  Not only do the painters look this way, so do the heroines of the books by the female novelists.
  Anyone who still believes this myth should look to the dozens of female heroines in comic books.
  The magician circles, chanting as she goes, faster and faster until finally our heroine trips over her own feet and lands on the floor.
  Synonyms
  female protagonist, principal female character
2. 1.2 (in mythology and folklore) a woman of superhuman qualities and often semidivine origin, in particular one whose deeds were the subject of ancient Greek myths.
  （神话和传说中的）女超人，半神女人（尤指那些与神打交道且有丰功伟绩而成为古希腊神话和传说主要题材的人）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Draupathy, the mythical heroine is an archetype of Indian woman.
  Similarly the Greek and Roman gods were more like mythical heroes and heroines than like the omnipotent, omniscient and good God postulated in mediaeval and modern philosophy.
  When Kalliope had no interesting news from the city, Kyros told us war stories and about heroes, heroines, gods and goddesses.
  As a Saxon Benedictine, Hrotsvit wrote lives of saints, epic Ottonian histories, and brief dramas of Christian martyrs and heroines.
  Chetty's subjects are symbolic tarotlike goddesses and heroines beautifully executed in silk with elegantly visible stitching, which hang on the wall like paintings.
  Traditional beliefs and views are subverted as a searching look is directed at figures and heroines from our epics, myths and legends.
  Intricate carvings decorated the face of the doors, depicting the many elven heroes and heroines.
  With her tip-tilted nose and sheaf of brown hair, Mulgrew as Isolt even resembles John W. Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite paintings of mythic medieval heroines.
  By the end of it we had half the known superheroes and heroines from the old comic books.
  Characteristically, he depicts the mythic heroine at the very moment of her ravishment, when she is taken by Zeus, transformed into a shower of gold coins.
  Numerous Greek heroes and heroines commit manslaughter in myth.
  Like a mythological heroine who makes a terrifying journey to the underworld and returns with a valuable prize, Turke feels she has been given a gift.
  But what happens when the idea of drawing images of womanhood on the contemporary stage is born through juxtaposition of the two ancient heroines, moulded to the necessities of the experiences of womanhood?
  The season debuts with Usha Gupta's new piece, Asht Nayika, based on eight female heroines of Indian mythology.
  It's worth bearing in mind that the fount of all female action heroines is China - not a country known for its equal treatment of the sexes.
  In China, the goddess Guanyin is also a heroine who dies and returns from the Underworld where she demonstrates her powers.
  She focuses exclusively on narrative representations of female heroines from classical antiquity.
  Propertius' romantic, impossible dream had been that Cynthia would be like heroines of myth.
  The new series is set in a world of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and heroines like Wonder Woman don't exist.
  Each ethnic group has its own heroes and heroines, legends, and myths.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘demigoddess, venerated woman’): from French héroïne or Latin heroina, from Greek hērōinē, feminine of hērōs ‘hero’.

词汇	heroine
释义	Definition of heroine in English: heroine noun ˈhɛrəʊɪnˈhɛroʊən 1A woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. 女英雄 she was a true feminist heroine Example sentencesExamples Alice Lenshina died in jail, but her church survives and she is regarded as a heroine by Zambian feminists. Joan of Arc is a heroine in history as well as an enigma in the collective unconscious and, dimension of myth. The ticker-tape reception being afforded later this month to the 47,000 volunteers who were the true heroes and heroines of the Games is richly deserved. Athletes who compete with disabilities are more used to the ‘Francis Gay’ school of sports coverage - saccharine coated profiles about how the little heroes and heroines rose above adversity. In a changed political climate, and with like-minded women unable to defend her publicly, a feminist heroine, it turned out, was a very expendable creature. Great acts of courage happen every day, but heroes and heroines often go unrecognised. They are the true heroines of this discouraging episode. Instead my concern over world and community events has me feeling concerned about yourself and others that have expressed a humanness we avid listeners and fans never allow from our heroes and heroines. For 74 years, these true American heroines have languished there ignominiously. What India's unsung heroes, and heroines, have achieved these past few weeks against great odds should not go unrewarded or unnoticed. And what was funny is that my younger sister saw me a little as a heroine, she always looked to me as this free person. An event of this magnitude could perhaps one day bring recognition to ‘true’ heroes and heroines in society. It has also been found that preschoolers, who are typically unable to distinguish between what is real and fiction, often see television as reality and try to copy the actions and behaviors of their heroes and heroines. It is nearly always the case for our equine heroes and heroines that the end of their racing career is made public in a sparse announcement to the press. Dormant until today, the Olympic tennis stadium suddenly erupted when the Greek heroine came from a set down to gain momentum in the second session. Kazakova's performance made her the heroine of the Moscow Film Festival. It debunks the myth of great Victorian heroes and heroines such as Dr Arnold, Florence Nightingale, Cardinal Manning. In the carnage of the Bali bombings, as with the destruction of the New York World Trade Centre last year, heroes and heroines emerged. We'll take a break, and when we come back, we'll take calls for both Erin Runnion and Sheriff Mike Carona, who have become genuine American heroes and heroines, haven't they? Any resemblance to the Hollywood duo - who became heroines of the feminist movement after their 1991 movie - is coincidental but, at least for Thompson, appropriate. Synonyms brave woman, hero, woman of courage, great woman, woman of the hour victor, winner, conqueror star, idol, superstar, megastar, celebrity, celebutante, luminary, lion ideal, ideal woman, paragon, exemplar, shining example, perfect example, favourite, darling informal celeb 1.1 The chief female character in a book, play, or film, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize. （书、戏剧或电影中多具良好品质并引人同情的）女主角，女主人公 Jane Austen's heroines Example sentencesExamples The women in non-fiction chick lit possess all the cartoonish and exaggerated qualities of chick-lit heroines, and none of the complexity of real women. More than half of its movies debuted at the Television Critics Association last month focused on women's issues, female characters or heroines. My heroine - a middle-aged female detective - lives in Marchmont and is a bit of a non-conformist loner. When Kwan shocked Hong Kong by coming out, he was already established as one of the city's best filmmakers, esteemed for his finely tuned aesthetics and perfectly realized tragic heroines. Not only do the painters look this way, so do the heroines of the books by the female novelists. Anyone who still believes this myth should look to the dozens of female heroines in comic books. That is, Austen invited an intense identification with her heroines while undermining the reader's ability to do so through the irony inherent in free indirect speech. And Jane was described as a real woman, with nothing clumsy about her character and as a genuine heroine unlike today's film stars and models. I'd say William Gibson has had the most profound effect on representation of female characters, especially heroines, in both the written and filmic genres of sci-fi, and branching into action. She plays the role of one two heroines in the film, the other being Samyuktha Varma. Set in the pre-war Old South, Mitchell wrote about the fictional life of one of literature's and the silver screen's most memorable heroines, Scarlett O'Hara. And I just saw something about a new comic with a heroine called Aphrodite. The latest wave of computer games looks set to feature heroines more resembling Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson than Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A ghost story set in medieval times with screaming heroines and handsome knights, it was aiming at the market that longed for a return to more rural, gentler times. The heroine of his Ephesian Tale, Anthia, is introduced dressed as Artemis in a procession where all can behold her beauty. The range of roles afforded female heroines in Perrault's retellings is predictably limited and limiting, consistently advising young girls to be beautiful rather than clever, passive rather than active. The magician circles, chanting as she goes, faster and faster until finally our heroine trips over her own feet and lands on the floor. If by the hero of a novel means one the character not who commands the most interest but who best represents the author's values, Dolly is the heroine. Probably Aristotle also disapproved of Medea as a tragic heroine, because he downgraded plots like this one that show a good person deliberately choosing evil. Feanay has a similar set of moves, but he uses different guns and is generally quicker than Sho (like most videogame heroines compared with their male counterparts). Synonyms female protagonist, principal female character principal female role, lead actress, lead, leading lady, leading role, female lead, star role, starring role, star part, female star, prima donna, diva 1.2 (in mythology and folklore) a woman of superhuman qualities and often semi-divine origin, in particular one whose deeds were the subject of ancient Greek myths. （神话和传说中的）女超人，半神女人（尤指那些与神打交道且有丰功伟绩而成为古希腊神话和传说主要题材的人） Example sentencesExamples Characteristically, he depicts the mythic heroine at the very moment of her ravishment, when she is taken by Zeus, transformed into a shower of gold coins. In China, the goddess Guanyin is also a heroine who dies and returns from the Underworld where she demonstrates her powers. With her tip-tilted nose and sheaf of brown hair, Mulgrew as Isolt even resembles John W. Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite paintings of mythic medieval heroines. When Kalliope had no interesting news from the city, Kyros told us war stories and about heroes, heroines, gods and goddesses. Like a mythological heroine who makes a terrifying journey to the underworld and returns with a valuable prize, Turke feels she has been given a gift. The season debuts with Usha Gupta's new piece, Asht Nayika, based on eight female heroines of Indian mythology. Numerous Greek heroes and heroines commit manslaughter in myth. It's worth bearing in mind that the fount of all female action heroines is China - not a country known for its equal treatment of the sexes. Each ethnic group has its own heroes and heroines, legends, and myths. Similarly the Greek and Roman gods were more like mythical heroes and heroines than like the omnipotent, omniscient and good God postulated in mediaeval and modern philosophy. Propertius' romantic, impossible dream had been that Cynthia would be like heroines of myth. The new series is set in a world of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and heroines like Wonder Woman don't exist. But what happens when the idea of drawing images of womanhood on the contemporary stage is born through juxtaposition of the two ancient heroines, moulded to the necessities of the experiences of womanhood? Intricate carvings decorated the face of the doors, depicting the many elven heroes and heroines. Chetty's subjects are symbolic tarotlike goddesses and heroines beautifully executed in silk with elegantly visible stitching, which hang on the wall like paintings. As a Saxon Benedictine, Hrotsvit wrote lives of saints, epic Ottonian histories, and brief dramas of Christian martyrs and heroines. Traditional beliefs and views are subverted as a searching look is directed at figures and heroines from our epics, myths and legends. By the end of it we had half the known superheroes and heroines from the old comic books. She focuses exclusively on narrative representations of female heroines from classical antiquity. Draupathy, the mythical heroine is an archetype of Indian woman. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'demigoddess, venerated woman'): from French héroïne or Latin heroina, from Greek hērōinē, feminine of hērōs 'hero'. Rhymes heroin Definition of heroine in US English: heroine nounˈhɛroʊənˈherōən 1A woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. 女英雄 she was the heroine of a materialist generation 她是物质主义一代的女英雄。 Example sentencesExamples It is nearly always the case for our equine heroes and heroines that the end of their racing career is made public in a sparse announcement to the press. Kazakova's performance made her the heroine of the Moscow Film Festival. Instead my concern over world and community events has me feeling concerned about yourself and others that have expressed a humanness we avid listeners and fans never allow from our heroes and heroines. It debunks the myth of great Victorian heroes and heroines such as Dr Arnold, Florence Nightingale, Cardinal Manning. The ticker-tape reception being afforded later this month to the 47,000 volunteers who were the true heroes and heroines of the Games is richly deserved. We'll take a break, and when we come back, we'll take calls for both Erin Runnion and Sheriff Mike Carona, who have become genuine American heroes and heroines, haven't they? Any resemblance to the Hollywood duo - who became heroines of the feminist movement after their 1991 movie - is coincidental but, at least for Thompson, appropriate. What India's unsung heroes, and heroines, have achieved these past few weeks against great odds should not go unrewarded or unnoticed. They are the true heroines of this discouraging episode. Joan of Arc is a heroine in history as well as an enigma in the collective unconscious and, dimension of myth. In a changed political climate, and with like-minded women unable to defend her publicly, a feminist heroine, it turned out, was a very expendable creature. It has also been found that preschoolers, who are typically unable to distinguish between what is real and fiction, often see television as reality and try to copy the actions and behaviors of their heroes and heroines. An event of this magnitude could perhaps one day bring recognition to ‘true’ heroes and heroines in society. Dormant until today, the Olympic tennis stadium suddenly erupted when the Greek heroine came from a set down to gain momentum in the second session. In the carnage of the Bali bombings, as with the destruction of the New York World Trade Centre last year, heroes and heroines emerged. For 74 years, these true American heroines have languished there ignominiously. Great acts of courage happen every day, but heroes and heroines often go unrecognised. Athletes who compete with disabilities are more used to the ‘Francis Gay’ school of sports coverage - saccharine coated profiles about how the little heroes and heroines rose above adversity. And what was funny is that my younger sister saw me a little as a heroine, she always looked to me as this free person. Alice Lenshina died in jail, but her church survives and she is regarded as a heroine by Zambian feminists. Synonyms brave woman, hero, woman of courage, great woman, woman of the hour star, idol, superstar, megastar, celebrity, celebutante, luminary, lion 1.1 The chief female character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize. （书、戏剧或电影中多具良好品质并引人同情的）女主角，女主人公 Example sentencesExamples The latest wave of computer games looks set to feature heroines more resembling Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson than Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The heroine of his Ephesian Tale, Anthia, is introduced dressed as Artemis in a procession where all can behold her beauty. If by the hero of a novel means one the character not who commands the most interest but who best represents the author's values, Dolly is the heroine. Feanay has a similar set of moves, but he uses different guns and is generally quicker than Sho (like most videogame heroines compared with their male counterparts). The range of roles afforded female heroines in Perrault's retellings is predictably limited and limiting, consistently advising young girls to be beautiful rather than clever, passive rather than active. A ghost story set in medieval times with screaming heroines and handsome knights, it was aiming at the market that longed for a return to more rural, gentler times. She plays the role of one two heroines in the film, the other being Samyuktha Varma. That is, Austen invited an intense identification with her heroines while undermining the reader's ability to do so through the irony inherent in free indirect speech. Set in the pre-war Old South, Mitchell wrote about the fictional life of one of literature's and the silver screen's most memorable heroines, Scarlett O'Hara. And I just saw something about a new comic with a heroine called Aphrodite. More than half of its movies debuted at the Television Critics Association last month focused on women's issues, female characters or heroines. When Kwan shocked Hong Kong by coming out, he was already established as one of the city's best filmmakers, esteemed for his finely tuned aesthetics and perfectly realized tragic heroines. Probably Aristotle also disapproved of Medea as a tragic heroine, because he downgraded plots like this one that show a good person deliberately choosing evil. My heroine - a middle-aged female detective - lives in Marchmont and is a bit of a non-conformist loner. And Jane was described as a real woman, with nothing clumsy about her character and as a genuine heroine unlike today's film stars and models. I'd say William Gibson has had the most profound effect on representation of female characters, especially heroines, in both the written and filmic genres of sci-fi, and branching into action. The women in non-fiction chick lit possess all the cartoonish and exaggerated qualities of chick-lit heroines, and none of the complexity of real women. Not only do the painters look this way, so do the heroines of the books by the female novelists. Anyone who still believes this myth should look to the dozens of female heroines in comic books. The magician circles, chanting as she goes, faster and faster until finally our heroine trips over her own feet and lands on the floor. Synonyms female protagonist, principal female character 1.2 (in mythology and folklore) a woman of superhuman qualities and often semidivine origin, in particular one whose deeds were the subject of ancient Greek myths. （神话和传说中的）女超人，半神女人（尤指那些与神打交道且有丰功伟绩而成为古希腊神话和传说主要题材的人） Example sentencesExamples Draupathy, the mythical heroine is an archetype of Indian woman. Similarly the Greek and Roman gods were more like mythical heroes and heroines than like the omnipotent, omniscient and good God postulated in mediaeval and modern philosophy. When Kalliope had no interesting news from the city, Kyros told us war stories and about heroes, heroines, gods and goddesses. As a Saxon Benedictine, Hrotsvit wrote lives of saints, epic Ottonian histories, and brief dramas of Christian martyrs and heroines. Chetty's subjects are symbolic tarotlike goddesses and heroines beautifully executed in silk with elegantly visible stitching, which hang on the wall like paintings. Traditional beliefs and views are subverted as a searching look is directed at figures and heroines from our epics, myths and legends. Intricate carvings decorated the face of the doors, depicting the many elven heroes and heroines. With her tip-tilted nose and sheaf of brown hair, Mulgrew as Isolt even resembles John W. Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite paintings of mythic medieval heroines. By the end of it we had half the known superheroes and heroines from the old comic books. Characteristically, he depicts the mythic heroine at the very moment of her ravishment, when she is taken by Zeus, transformed into a shower of gold coins. Numerous Greek heroes and heroines commit manslaughter in myth. Like a mythological heroine who makes a terrifying journey to the underworld and returns with a valuable prize, Turke feels she has been given a gift. But what happens when the idea of drawing images of womanhood on the contemporary stage is born through juxtaposition of the two ancient heroines, moulded to the necessities of the experiences of womanhood? The season debuts with Usha Gupta's new piece, Asht Nayika, based on eight female heroines of Indian mythology. It's worth bearing in mind that the fount of all female action heroines is China - not a country known for its equal treatment of the sexes. In China, the goddess Guanyin is also a heroine who dies and returns from the Underworld where she demonstrates her powers. She focuses exclusively on narrative representations of female heroines from classical antiquity. Propertius' romantic, impossible dream had been that Cynthia would be like heroines of myth. The new series is set in a world of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and heroines like Wonder Woman don't exist. Each ethnic group has its own heroes and heroines, legends, and myths. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘demigoddess, venerated woman’): from French héroïne or Latin heroina, from Greek hērōinē, feminine of hērōs ‘hero’.
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