202208-25 ศัพท์ชวนสับสน - Set H - Hero & Protagonist

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202208-25

ศัพท์ชวนสับสน - Set H - Hero & Protagonist

การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ที่ถือว่า ถูกต้อง ในที่นี้ เป็นไป ตามมาตรฐาน ของภาษา 

การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ไม่กำหนดมาตฐาน ถือตามส่วนใหญ่ที่ใช้แต่ละท้องถิ่น 

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 Ref.: http://www.gotoknow.org/posts/683ุ655

 

Dictionary.com: 

Hero & Protagonist

ออกเสียง Hero = ‘HEER-oh’

ออกเสียง Protagonist = ‘proh-TAG-uh-nist’

 

Dictionary.com

USAGE NOTE FOR 

HERO

In its earliest use, 

the word hero was applied 

almost exclusively to a man.

 

The corresponding word 

heroine was–and still is–reserved for a woman.

 

Hero is still sometimes used to refer specifically to a man:

 

British heroes and heroines.

But hero is now considered to be 

a gender-neutral word,

and is also increasingly used to refer to a woman:

 

a list of American heroes; 

Joan of Arc, a French hero.

In the sense "the principal character in a story, play, etc.,

" a hero is male and a heroine is female:

Margaret is the novel’s heroine.

 

Dictionary.com

“Hero” vs. “Protagonist”:

 What Is The Difference?

Many stories have one thing in common:

a brave main character who ends up saving the day.

But does slaying the dragon or defusing the bomb

make this person a hero or a protagonist?

 

And can the two words be used interchangeably?

The correct answer to both is yes,

 

with the caveat that the words are not always synonymous.

Both nouns have multiple definitions and some, 

but not all, overlap

so it depends on the intended meaning.

 

Although protagonist isn’t a synonym for hero

when describing a hero sub sandwich,

 it can be if referring to that courageous dragon killer

who saved everyone in the story.

 

What does hero mean?

Hero is a noun that means a brave person 

wo is

“noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.”

 

For example: The fire department has deemed her a hero 

for running into the neighbor’s burning house to try to save the sleeping family.

 

Hero can also be defined as 

“a person who, in the opinion of others,

 has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities 

and is regarded as a role model or ideal.”

 

For example: 

His soccer coach is his personal hero for all that he accomplished in his career before retiring.

 

But a hero can also refer to

a story’s principal male character

(and traditionally, heroine for a main female character).

Although hero was originally strictly used for a man, 

it’s important to note that 

the word is becoming

more gender neutral with time and

 is no longer completely reserved for just males.

 

In classic mythology, 

the hero is someone who is deemed as

 a godlike being and honored as a divinity; 

a talented warrior-chieftain with special strength; or an immortal being.

 

And then in a different category from demigods, 

but still possibly just as important to foodies, 

a hero can also be a type of sandwich 

as well as the specific bread used for a hero sandwich.

 

First recorded in 1605–15, 

hero originated from the plural Middle English 

heroes via the singular Latin hērōs and Greek hḗrōs.

 Some synonyms for hero include icon, idol, and don’t forget, hoagie.

 

What does hero mean?

Hero is a noun that means a brave person

 who is “noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.”

 

For example:

 The fire department has deemed her a hero for running into the neighbor’s burning house to try to save the sleeping family.

 

Hero can also be defined as 

“a person who, in the opinion of others,

has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities 

and is regarded as a role model or ideal.”

 

 For example:

 His soccer coach is his personal hero for all that he accomplished in his career before retiring.

 

But a hero can also refer to a story’s principal male character

(and traditionally, heroine for a main female character).

 

Although hero was originally strictly used for a man, 

it’s important to note that the word is becoming

 more gender neutral with time and is

 no longer completely reserved for just males.

 

In classic mythology, 

the hero is someone who is deemed as

 a godlike being and honored as a divinity; 

a talented warrior-chieftain with special strength; or an immortal being.

And then in a different category from demigods, 

but still possibly just as important to foodies, 

a hero can also be a type of sandwich as well as 

the specific bread used for a hero sandwich.

First recorded in 1605–15, hero 

originated from the plural Middle English

 heroes via the singular Latin hērōs and Greek hḗrōs.

Some synonyms for hero include icon, idol, and don’t forget, hoagie.

 

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary

In ordinary usage “hero” has two meanings:

“leading character in a story” and “brave, admirable person.”

In simple tales the two meanings may work together,

but in modern literature and film the leading character or “protagonist”

(a technical term common in literary criticism) 

may behave in a very unheroic fashion.

Students who express shock that the “hero” of a play or novel 

behaves despicably reveal their inexperience.

 

In literature classes avoid the word unless 

you mean to stress a character’s heroic qualities.

However, if you are discussing the main character 

in a traditional opera, where values are often simple, 

you may get by with

referring to the male lead as the "hero"—but is Don Giovanni really a hero?