名词 leading man:

1. actor who plays the leading male role

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1. The leading man got laryngitis but his understudy stepped into the breach and gave an excellent performance.
   演主角的男演员得了喉炎，不过他的替角代替了他，而且表演得极为出色。
2. A feudal knight ranking between a knight bachelor and a baron, who was entitled to lead men into battle under his own standard.
   方旗爵士一种封建骑士爵位，其勋位在最低级爵士和男爵之间，有权率领随从在自己的方旗下上阵作战