Δεν έχει καταγραφεί ακόμα στα λεξικά, σε κανένα απ' όσα έψαξα. Είναι μια νέα σημασία που πρέπει να προέκυψε από μπέρδεμα με την παραδοσιακή.
Στο ODE:
figurehead
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪgəhɛd/
noun
1a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.
2a nominal leader or head without real power.
New sense:
3. a leading figure
Ελληνικά:
1 ακρόπρωρο, κν. φιγούρα ακρόπρωρου, γοργόνα [Βικιπαίδεια]
2. διακοσμητικό πρόσωπο, κατ' όνομα αρχηγός
Και τώρα:
3 ηγετική φυσιογνωμία.
Δεν είμαι ο πρώτος που το καταγράφει· το αναφέρει και κάποιος χρήστης του Wordreference:
In contemporary BrE, 'figurehead' is often a positive term: about half the time it means "leading figure, important leader", and is used of active leaders. This is a very strange reversal, and very recent, but be aware that it's context-sensitive if you're writing for a BrE audience.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1696052
Υπερβολή αυτό το «half the time», αλλά υποψιάζομαι ότι «ήρθε για να μείνει». Παραδείγματα από το διαδίκτυο:
Ed Pilkington talks to the figurehead of America's anti-abortion movement (The Guardian)
With thousands of demonstrators calling for President Hosni Mubarak to stand down, Mr ElBaradei has emerged as a leading figurehead of the opposition. (BBC)
Sheffield honours cancer fighting figurehead
Cleopatra was important to Egypt because she was the queen, the supreme ruler. She was the leading figurehead of the country both politically and religiously.
Στο ODE:
figurehead
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪgəhɛd/
noun
1a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.
2a nominal leader or head without real power.
New sense:
3. a leading figure
Ελληνικά:
1 ακρόπρωρο, κν. φιγούρα ακρόπρωρου, γοργόνα [Βικιπαίδεια]
2. διακοσμητικό πρόσωπο, κατ' όνομα αρχηγός
Και τώρα:
3 ηγετική φυσιογνωμία.
Δεν είμαι ο πρώτος που το καταγράφει· το αναφέρει και κάποιος χρήστης του Wordreference:
In contemporary BrE, 'figurehead' is often a positive term: about half the time it means "leading figure, important leader", and is used of active leaders. This is a very strange reversal, and very recent, but be aware that it's context-sensitive if you're writing for a BrE audience.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1696052
Υπερβολή αυτό το «half the time», αλλά υποψιάζομαι ότι «ήρθε για να μείνει». Παραδείγματα από το διαδίκτυο:
Ed Pilkington talks to the figurehead of America's anti-abortion movement (The Guardian)
With thousands of demonstrators calling for President Hosni Mubarak to stand down, Mr ElBaradei has emerged as a leading figurehead of the opposition. (BBC)
Sheffield honours cancer fighting figurehead
Cleopatra was important to Egypt because she was the queen, the supreme ruler. She was the leading figurehead of the country both politically and religiously.
