hero

hero[ 'hiərəu ]

• n.
  • a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

    "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

  • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
  • someone who fights for a cause

    同义词：championfighterpaladin

  • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

    同义词：HeronHero of Alexandria

  • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
  • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
  • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

    同义词：bombergrinderhero sandwichhoagiehoagyCuban sandwichItalian sandwichpoor boysubsubmarinesubmarine sandwichtorpedowedgezep