mer·ce·nar·y

noun

/ˈmɜːsənəri/

/ˈmɜːrsəneri/

(plural mercenaries)

a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment雇佣兵
- foreign mercenaries外国雇佣兵
- mercenary soldiers雇佣兵
Extra Examples
- Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.6 年前，他成为一家私人军事公司的雇佣兵。
- a small army of mercenaries一小队雇佣军
- Swiss pikemen fought as mercenaries in the armies of many European states.过去瑞士长矛兵在欧洲许多国家的军队里作为雇佣兵参战。
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- foreign
- hired
… of mercenaries
- army
- band
- group
- …
verb + mercenary
- employ
- hire
- recruit
- …
mercenary + noun
- army
- group
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

mer·ce·nar·y

adjective

/ˈmɜːsənəri/

/ˈmɜːrsəneri/

(disapproving)

only interested in making or getting money只为金钱的
- a mercenary society/attitude唯利是图的社会／态度
- She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Mercenary is used with these nouns:
army
soldier
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

单词	mercenary
释义	mer·ce·nar·y noun /ˈmɜːsənəri/ /ˈmɜːrsəneri/ (plural mercenaries) a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment雇佣兵 foreign mercenaries外国雇佣兵 mercenary soldiers雇佣兵 Extra Examples Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.6 年前，他成为一家私人军事公司的雇佣兵。 a small army of mercenaries一小队雇佣军 Swiss pikemen fought as mercenaries in the armies of many European states.过去瑞士长矛兵在欧洲许多国家的军队里作为雇佣兵参战。 Topics War and conflictc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective foreign hired … of mercenaries army band group … verb + mercenary employ hire recruit … mercenary + noun army group Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’. mer·ce·nar·y adjective /ˈmɜːsənəri/ /ˈmɜːrsəneri/ (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money只为金钱的 a mercenary society/attitude唯利是图的社会／态度 She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryMercenary is used with these nouns: army soldier Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.
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