英语词汇“mercenary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mercenary

/ˈməːsɪn(ə)ri

adjective

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger...

In his writing on India, Marx shows himself under no illusions concerning the brutal and mercenary nature of British rule.
Talk about good times for it's mercenary culture.
Canadians, I truly believe, are not mercenary beings.

Synonyms

money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, rapacious, bribable, venal, materialistic

informal money-grubbing

noun (plural mercenaries)

1A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army: he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries...

It is hard to believe that the country would hire foreign mercenaries for military and daily operations.
Instead, they massed a large army, hired mercenaries, and attacked both places at once.
Machiavelli goes on to specify that armies are basically of two types: hired mercenaries and citizen militias.

Synonyms

soldier of fortune, professional soldier, hired soldier, hireling;

private army

informal merc, hired gun

historical freelance, condottiere

archaic adventurer, lance-knight

1.1A person primarily motivated by personal gain: cricket’s most infamous mercenary...

Richardson pits this code explicitly against Matilda's nefarious campaign to sign Gerald on as her personal mercenary.
NZPundit seems to think that my comments on mercenaries apply to people like this man.
The first, clause 7, relates to recruiting a person to be a mercenary, and I guess that is something.

Derivatives

mercenariness

/ˈməːsɪn(ə)rɪnəs

/ noun ...

But alas, the mercenariness prevalent in our game will ensure that the high turnover of personnel at the Jags will rise exponentially with the club's success.
Everything hinges on a young woman's disguise as a chevalier, ostensibly to witness first-hand the mercenariness of a potential husband, Lelio.
The lack of mercenariness was a distinctive feature of this brilliant practical surgeon.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius 'hireling', from merces, merced- 'reward'.

单词	mercenary
释义	mercenary /ˈməːsɪn(ə)ri / adjective Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger... In his writing on India, Marx shows himself under no illusions concerning the brutal and mercenary nature of British rule. Talk about good times for it's mercenary culture. Canadians, I truly believe, are not mercenary beings. Synonyms money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, rapacious, bribable, venal, materialistic informal money-grubbing noun (plural mercenaries) 1A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army: he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries... It is hard to believe that the country would hire foreign mercenaries for military and daily operations. Instead, they massed a large army, hired mercenaries, and attacked both places at once. Machiavelli goes on to specify that armies are basically of two types: hired mercenaries and citizen militias. Synonyms soldier of fortune, professional soldier, hired soldier, hireling; private army informal merc, hired gun historical freelance, condottiere archaic adventurer, lance-knight 1.1A person primarily motivated by personal gain: cricket’s most infamous mercenary... Richardson pits this code explicitly against Matilda's nefarious campaign to sign Gerald on as her personal mercenary. NZPundit seems to think that my comments on mercenaries apply to people like this man. The first, clause 7, relates to recruiting a person to be a mercenary, and I guess that is something. Derivatives mercenariness /ˈməːsɪn(ə)rɪnəs / noun ... But alas, the mercenariness prevalent in our game will ensure that the high turnover of personnel at the Jags will rise exponentially with the club's success. Everything hinges on a young woman's disguise as a chevalier, ostensibly to witness first-hand the mercenariness of a potential husband, Lelio. The lack of mercenariness was a distinctive feature of this brilliant practical surgeon. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius 'hireling', from merces, merced- 'reward'.
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