| 单词 | mercenary |
| 释义 | mercenary —mercenarily /merr'seuh nair"euh lee, merr"seuh ner'-/, adv. —mercenariness, n. /merr"seuh ner'ee/, adj., n., pl. mercenaries. adj. 1. working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. 2. hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc. n. 3. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. 4. any hireling. [1350-1400; ME mercenarie < L mercennarius working for pay, hired worker, mercenary, perh., repr. earlier *merced(i)narius, equiv. to *mercedin-, s. of *mercedo, a by-form of merces, s. merced- payment, wage (akin to merx goods; cf. MERCHANT) + -arius -ARY] Syn. 1. grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous. Ant. 1. altruistic, idealistic, unselfish. |
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