| 单词 | myrmidon |
| 释义 | myrmidon (once / 22093 pages) n A myrmidon is someone who will do whatever you say. A schoolyard bully often has a myrmidon for a best friend — someone who is sure to never point out that it's wrong to hassle other kids. To pronounce myrmidon correctly, say "MUR-muh-don." A celebrity who hates it when people challenge her ideas probably has only myrmidons for friends. A myrmidon can also be specifically someone who unquestioningly carries out the violent orders of a boss. The word originated with the Greek Myrmidones, the followers of Achilles during the Trojan War, who were said to have been transformed into men from ants, which in Greek is myrmex. WORD FAMILYmyrmidon: myrmidons USAGE EXAMPLESAnd yet we have myriads, almost myriads of myrmidons, telling us that this equals poverty. Forbes(Jul 10, 2015) Clearly, this was a deal done with him, or his myrmidons. New York Times(Jun 01, 2014) On another occasion, Clodius, at the head of his myrmidons, besieged the Senate in the temple of Concord. Hare, Augustus J. C., Walks in Rome(2012) n a follower who carries out orders without question Hyper follower a person who accepts the leadership of another Myrmidon (once / 37168 pages) n WORD FAMILY Myrmidon: Myrmidons USAGE EXAMPLESAeschylus’s lost The Myrmidons also appeared to have had sexual and romantic love, between Achilles and Patroclus, at its heart. The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016) For years they'd been repelling Myrmidons while listening to their leaders tell them to just sit it out and eventually the Greeks would go away. BBC(Nov 29, 2013) Yet, the longlisting of Eng's previous book five years ago led to Myrmidon starting to be taken seriously as a force to be reckoned with. The Guardian(Oct 10, 2012) n (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy Exp mythical being an imaginary being of myth or fable |
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