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mercenary/ˈmɜ:sin(ə)ri/ adj. & n.●adj. primarily concerned with money or other reward 以金钱为目的的；惟利是图的；贪财的 mercenary motives 惟利是图的动机 ●n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hired soldier in foreign service 外国雇佣兵 2 a person available for paid hire 受雇佣者 cricket mercenaries playing abroad 在海外受雇打球的板球手 □ mercenariness n.[Middle English from Latin mercenarius, from merces -edis ‘reward’] |