folk hero
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈfolk ˌhero noun [countable] RFsomeone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done 民间英雄，民众心目中的英雄 Casey Jones is an American folk hero. 凯西•琼斯是美国民众心目中的英雄。
Examples from the Corpus
folk hero• Ferguson is flawless, a folk hero in two countries.• The affair seemed only to add to his status as folk hero.• He was a celebrated folk hero in his adopted Darlington from his arrival in 1919 to his death in 1946.• Just the kind of marginal folk hero they would go and use as a mascot.ˈfolk ˌhero nounChineseSyllable
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folk hero
ˈfolk ˌhero
noun [countable]
someone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done:
Casey Jones is an American folk hero.
ˈfolk ˌhero
noun [countable]someone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done: