🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

反英雄

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎn yīngxióng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antihelt/ˈantiˌhɛlt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这部电影的主角是一个复杂的反英雄。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes such as idealism, courage, or morality.

    "The novel's protagonist is a cynical antihero who ultimately makes the right choice despite his flaws."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Greek prefix anti- (meaning against or opposite) and the Germanic root helt (hero, cognate with German Held). It entered modern European lexicography in the 20th century to describe central literary figures lacking traditional heroic qualities.

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