mercenary
英 [ˈmɜ:sənəri] 美 [ˈmɜrsəneri]

adj.

雇用的；图利的，唯利是图的；

n.

雇佣兵；唯利是图者；

变形

复数：mercenaries

英英释义

mercenary[ 'mə:sinəri ]

• n.a person hired to fight for another country than their own

  同义词：soldier of fortune

• adj.
  • marked by materialism

    同义词：materialisticworldly-minded

  • used of soldiers hired by a foreign army

    同义词：freelance(a)

  • profit oriented

    "a mercenary enterprise"

    同义词：mercantilemoneymaking(a)

词组短语

mercenary marriage买卖婚姻；着眼实利的婚姻

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
   一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
2. Mercenary men lust for wealth.
   唯利是图的人贪求财富。
3. He sent 4000 mercenary Genoese crossbowmen against the English line.They were cut down by the English longbowmen.
   四千个雇佣的热那亚籍十字弓手奉他命令，向英国阵营进攻，不少死在英国长弓手箭下。

用作名词(n.)

1. The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
   一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
2. Mercenary men lust for wealth.
   唯利是图的人贪求财富。
3. This regiment was entirely composed of mercenary troops.
   这个团完全是由雇佣兵组成的。
4. A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.
   一个雇佣兵卷入了一个任务，完成与否关系到他的亲人的安危。

权威例句

The Good Mercenary?
Rap1, a mercenary among the Ras-like GTPases.
From Mercenary to Citizen Armies: Explaining Change in the Practice of War
CEO and ethical reputation: visionary or mercenary?
Mercenary intervention in Sierra Leone: Providing national security or international exploitation?
Outsourcing the sales process: Hiring a mercenary sales force
"Parke", H. W., Greek Mercenary Soldiers From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Ipsus
Chaucer's Knight. The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary by Terry Jones
Towards Mercenary Anthropology? The New US Army Counterinsurgency Manual FM 3-24 and the Military-Anthropology Complex
Soldiers of Fortune: A Profile of Today's Private Sector Corporate Mercenary Firms