英
['mɜːsənəri]
美
['mɜːrsəneri]
- adj. 唯利是圖的；雇傭的
- n. 唯利是圖的人；雇傭兵
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mercenary的英文翻譯是什麼意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
英英釋義
Noun:
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a person hired to fight for another country than their own
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marked by materialism
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serving for wages in a foreign army;
"mercenary killers"
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profit oriented;
"a commercial book"
"preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"
"a mercenary enterprise"
"a moneymaking business"
mercenary的用法和樣例：
例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
- The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
一個唯利是圖的侏儒公司的頭目正在尋找一個良好的馬匹與武器供應源。 - Mercenary men lust for wealth.
唯利是圖的人貪求財富。 - He sent 4000 mercenary Genoese crossbowmen against the English line.They were cut down by the English longbowmen.
四千個雇傭的熱那亞籍十字弓手奉他命令，向英國陣營進攻，不少死在英國長弓手箭下。
用作名詞 (n.)
- The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
一個唯利是圖的侏儒公司的頭目正在尋找一個良好的馬匹與武器供應源。 - Mercenary men lust for wealth.
唯利是圖的人貪求財富。 - This regiment was entirely composed of mercenary troops.
這個團完全是由雇傭兵組成的。 - A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.
一個雇傭兵捲入了一個任務，完成與否關係到他的親人的安危。
經典引文
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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
mercenary的相關資料：
近反義詞
【近義詞】
- acquisitive 想獲得的
- greedy 貪婪的
- soldier 士兵
- soldier of fortune 雇傭兵
- grasping 貪心的
- avaricious 貪財的
- covetous 貪婪的
- moneygrubbing 蓄積錢財
- commercial 商業的
- venal <正式>受賄的...
- earthly 地球的
- adventurer 冒險家
- legionnaire 退伍軍人協會會員...
- freedom fighter 自由戰士
- guerrilla 游擊隊員
- materialistic 唯物論的
- worldly-minded 營求名利的
- mercantile 貿易的
- freelance 自由擇業的
- moneymaking 孜孜求利的
- free-lance 自由契約的
