hero

英雄

とても勇敢な行動や大きな功績で、多くの場合ほかの人を助ける人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who does something very brave or achieves something great, often helping other people.

• The brave firefighter became a hero.
• The town honored its war heroes.
• She was hailed as a hero for leading the rescue.

類義語： champion

反対語： coward

よく使う表現： war hero, national hero, brave hero

憧れの人、英雄

とても尊敬し、自分もそのようになりたいと思うことのある人。

やさしい英語で： Someone you admire very much and may want to be like.

• My grandfather is my hero.
• Meeting her childhood hero made her smile.
• Who were your heroes when you were young?

類義語： idol, role model

よく使う表現： my hero, childhood hero, personal hero

主人公

物語や映画の中心人物で、たいてい観客が成功を願う人物。

やさしい英語で： The main character in a story or film, usually someone the audience wants to succeed.

• The hero loses his way in the forest.
• Both novels have unlikely heroes.
• At the end, the hero returns home.

使い方： hero of something (The hero of the novel is a young teacher.)

類義語： protagonist, main character

よく使う表現： tragic hero, hero of something, romantic hero

救世主、恩人

危険から救ったり、助けが必要なときに守ったりしてくれる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who saves you from danger or protects you when you need help.

• You found my lost dog! You're my hero.
• The swimmer became her hero after saving her life.
• To the children he rescued, he will always be a hero.

類義語： rescuer, savior

よく使う表現： my hero, someone's hero, a real hero

スーパーヒーロー

特別な力で悪と戦い、人々を守る正義の人物。

やさしい英語で： A good character with special powers who fights evil and protects people.

• The hero can fly over buildings.
• Children dressed as their favorite comic heroes.
• This masked hero uses her powers to protect the city.

類義語： superhero

反対語： supervillain

よく使う表現： masked hero, comic hero, superpowered hero

サブマリンサンドイッチ

長いパンに、通常は肉やチーズを挟んだ大きなサンドイッチ。

やさしい英語で： A large sandwich in a long bread roll, usually filled with meat and cheese.

• I ordered a hero for lunch.
• The deli sells meatball heroes.
• Would you like cheese on your hero?

類義語： sub, submarine sandwich, hoagie

よく使う表現： Italian hero, hero sandwich, meatball hero

英雄のように振る舞う

勇敢な人、憧れの手本、物語の主人公のように振る舞う。

やさしい英語で： To behave like a brave person, an admired example, or a story's main character.

• Stop trying to hero around and get help.
• He heroed his way through every crisis.
• She spent the afternoon heroing around the playground in a cape.

類義語： act heroically

よく使う表現： hero around, hero through something