1650s, from Latin heroine, heroina (plural heroinae) "a female hero, a demigoddess" (such as Medea), from Greek heroine, fem. of heros (see hero (n.1)). As "principal female character" in a drama or poem, from 1715.
雙語例句
1. The film concludes with the heroine's death.
影片以女主角之死結(jié)束.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The national heroine of the day was Xing Fen, winner of the first Gold medal of the Games.
現(xiàn)今的民族英雄是在該運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上獲得首枚金牌的邢芬。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the Hyde Park Hotel to catch a glimpse of their heroine.