mercenary
英 ['m??s?n(?)r?]
美 ['m?s?n?ri]
- adj. 雇傭的；唯利是圖的
- n. 雇傭兵；唯利是圖者
中文詞源
mercenary 只為金錢(qián)的，雇傭兵來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)mercari,交易，買(mǎi)賣(mài)，詞源同market.引申詞義買(mǎi)賣(mài)的，花錢(qián)雇的，詞義貶義化，用于指只為金錢(qián)的人，最后特用于指雇傭兵。
英文詞源
- mercenary (n.)
- late 14c., "one who works only for hire," from Old French mercenaire "mercenary, hireling" (13c.) and directly from Latin mercenarius "one who does anything for pay," literally "hired, paid," from merces (genitive mercedis) "pay, reward, wages," from merx (see market (n.)).
- mercenary (adj.)
- 1530s, from mercenary (n.), or in part from Latin mercenarius "hired, paid, serving for pay."
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
- 他們暗示說(shuō)我之所以提議改革是貪圖金錢(qián)，想謀取私利。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
- 唯利是圖的人胸中沒(méi)有美德.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Mercenary men lust for wealth.
- 唯利是圖的人貪求財(cái)富.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. James is so mercenary that he'd turn in his own mother for the reward money.
- 詹姆斯太唯利是圖了,他為領(lǐng)取賞錢(qián)竟出賣(mài)了自己的母親.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Though perhaps that is merely a synonym for mercenary.
- 盡管這也許不過(guò)是惟利是圖的一個(gè)同義詞.
來(lái)自飄（部分）