heroine

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++her·o·ine /ˈherəʊɪn $ -roʊ-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  BRAVEADMIREa woman who is admired for doing something extremely brave 女英雄 → heroheroine of a heroine of the French Resistance 法国抵抗运动的一位女英雄2  PERSON/PEOPLEthe woman or girl who is the main character in a book, film, play etc 女主角，女主人公 → heroheroine of Mira, the fictional heroine of ‘The Women’s Room’ 迈拉，小说《女厕》的女主人公3  ADMIREWOMANa woman who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality 受崇拜的女人，女偶像 → hero, idolsomebody’s heroine Oprah is my heroine. 奥普拉是我的偶像。

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heroine• Part of the problem is that the movie presents a heroine primed with empty ambition, but makes no comment on it.• a heroine of the French Resistance• The heroes and heroines are nearly always virgins.• In Mary Barton the working-class heroine and her husband go off to the colonies to start a new life.• Kitty, her heroine, is dumpy, spotty, pallid and downtrodden.• She seems to see herself as some kind of romantic heroine in a trashy novel.• The novel's heroine, Kate Lee, is born in the South at the turn of the century.• They are the heroes and the heroines of their lives.• She is portrayed as the heroine of the play.• This one takes place in Bisbee; the heroine Joanna Brady is the sheriff of Bisbee.• The story is narrated entirely by the heroine.• The heroine of her latest novel is a middle-class English woman.• Yes, your heroine will be united with her destined mate.Origin heroine (1600-1700) Latin heroina, from Greek heroine, from heros; → HERO

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heroine
her‧o‧ine /ˈherəʊɪn $ -roʊ-/ noun [countable]1. a woman who is admired for doing something extremely brave ⇨ hero
    heroine of
    a heroine of the French Resistance
2. the woman or girl who is the main character in a book, film, play etc ⇨ hero
    heroine of
    Mira, the fictional heroine of ‘The Women’s Room’
3. a woman who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality ⇨ hero, idol
    sb’s heroine
    Oprah is my heroine.

hero·ineBrE /ˈherəʊɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheroʊɪn/ 🔊 nouna girl or woman who is admired by many for doing sth brave or good 女英雄；女豪杰◆the heroines of the revolution那场革命中的各位女英雄the main female character in a story, novel, film/movie, etc. （故事、小说、电影等中的）女主人公，女主角◆The heroine is played by Demi Moore. 女主角由黛米 · 摩尔扮演。🔊🔊a woman that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that she has 崇拜的女人；女偶像◆Madonna was her teenage heroine. 麦当娜是她十几岁时的偶像。🔊🔊