mercenary

英 ['mɜːsənəri] 美 ['mɜːrsəneri]

• adj. 唯利是图的；雇佣的
• n. 唯利是图的人；雇佣兵

英英释义

Noun:

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

Adjective:

1. marked by materialism

2. serving for wages in a foreign army;

   "mercenary killers"
   

3. profit oriented;

   "a commercial book"
   "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"
   "a mercenary enterprise"
   "a moneymaking business"
   

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。

经典引文

• I might improve my fortune by some other means than by making a mercenary marriage.

  出自： H. James

• These..Followed their mercenary calling, And took their wages and are dead.

  出自： A. E. Housman

• The activities of mercenary and unscrupulous journalists.

  出自： A. West

近反义词

【近义词】

• acquisitive 想获得的
• greedy 贪婪的
• soldier 士兵
• soldier of fortune 雇佣兵
• grasping 贪心的
• avaricious 贪财的
• covetous 贪婪的
• moneygrubbing 蓄积钱财
• commercial 商业的
• venal <正式>受贿的...
• earthly 地球的
• adventurer 冒险家
• legionnaire 退伍军人协会会员...
• freedom fighter 自由战士
• guerrilla 游击队员
• materialistic 唯物论的
• worldly-minded 营求名利的
• mercantile 贸易的
• freelance 自由择业的
• moneymaking 孜孜求利的
• free-lance 自由契约的