0 an important supporter of an idea or political system -- （某一想法或政治制度的）主要支持者，主要擁護者
Key protagonists of the revolution were hunted down and executed. 這次革命的主要發起人被捕並被處決。
1 one of the main characters in a story or a play -- （故事或戲劇中的）主要人物，主角
All good protagonists require a formidable foe, and the foe of modern portfolio theory is behavioral finance.
Her protagonists resemble silhouettes or marionettes, who present angular and impenetrable exteriors.
Although he was not a wholly sympathetic or endearing character in the manner of most traditional heroes or protagonists, he did invite some reader identification.
Exacerbating this position, many of the drama's protagonists understand themselves as profoundly isolated by their exceptional situations (whether ennobled or degraded) and attendant emotions.
The brothers' attitudes toward institutions could be quite instrumental, a point vindicated by the institutional track record of the two protagonists.
In the instructions given to the child the two protagonists of the films were first introduced.
The use of colorful language and superfluous details is further illustrated by the journalist's excessive description of the protagonist's appearance.
Unlike serious opera, comic opera was supposed morally to instruct its audience by lampooning or making ridiculous the vices of its protagonists.
