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mercenary |
| 释义 |
mercenary noun /ˈmɜːsənəri/ /ˈmɜːrsəneri/ (plural mercenaries) - a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment雇佣兵
- foreign mercenaries外国雇佣兵
- mercenary soldiers雇佣兵
- Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.6 年前,他成为一家私人军事公司的雇佣兵。
- a small army of mercenaries一小队雇佣军
- Swiss pikemen fought as mercenaries in the armies of many European states.过去瑞士长矛兵在欧洲许多国家的军队里作为雇佣兵参战。
Topics War and conflictc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of mercenariesverb + mercenarymercenary + noun 词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.
mercenary adjective /ˈmɜːsənəri/ /ˈmɜːrsəneri/ (disapproving) - only interested in making or getting money只为金钱的
- a mercenary society/attitude唯利是图的社会/态度
- She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Collocations DictionaryMercenary is used with these nouns: 词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.
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