title role
title role — 名詞
1. the part of the one character whose name is used as the name of a play, film, or
同名主角
與作品同名、通常為核心人物的角色
the part of the one character whose name is used as the name of a play, film, or opera, and who is usually its central figure.
Sayaka won the title role in the school's production of Annie.
Sayaka 在學校演出的《Annie》中拿到了同名主角。
win the title role in [work]
The director offered Christopher the title role in Hamlet last spring.
去年春天，導演把《Hamlet》的同名主角給了 Christopher。
offer someone the title role in [work]
Playing the title role in Carmen demands both strong singing and acting.
演出《Carmen》的同名主角需要兼具好歌喉與演技。
play the title role in [work]
Audiences praised Lucía for her warm, funny take on the title role.
觀眾稱讚 Lucía 把同名主角詮釋得既溫暖又有趣。
Only one actor can take the title role, since the film is named after a single hero.
因為這部電影是以單一主角命名的，所以只有一位演員能擔任同名主角。
take the title role
- play the title role
- win the title role
- take the title role
- cast in the title role
- the title role in
- lead role
wider: any starring part, whether or not the character names the work
- title character
the person, rather than the acting part itself
- namesake role
rarer, more literary way of saying the same thing
- supporting role
a smaller part backing up the main character
文法句型
play/take/win the title role
the title role in [work]
用法筆記
Used only when a single character shares the work's name (Macbeth, Cinderella, Othello); a lead part in a differently-named work is the 'lead role', not the title role.