mercenary

汉语翻译

n. 唯利是图者, 雇佣兵
a. 为钱而工作的, 被雇的, 图利的
【法】 为钱的, 唯利是图的, 贪财的

词型变化

名词:mercenariness 副词:mercenarily 名词复数:mercenaries 

英语解释

名词 mercenary:

a person hired to fight for another country than their own同义词：soldier of fortune

形容词 mercenary:

marked by materialism同义词：materialistic, worldly-mindedused of soldiers hired by a foreign army同义词：freelanceprofit oriented同义词：mercantile, moneymaking

例句

A medieval mercenary.中世纪雇佣军A German mercenary in the British army in America during the Revolutionary War.黑森雇佣兵在美国革命战争时期，在美国的英国军队中的德国雇佣兵Those mercenaries were hired to fight.那些雇佣兵被雇佣来打仗。His actions are entirely mercenary.他的行为完全是为了钱。

详细解释

mer.ce.nar.y

adj.（形容词）
Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
唯利是图的：以获取金钱或物质为唯一动机的
Hired for service in a foreign army.
雇佣的：被外国军队雇佣来服役的
n.（名词）
【复数】 mer.ce.nar.ies
One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.
唯利是图的人：仅为获取金钱而服务或工作的人；以金钱为目的人
A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.
雇佣兵：被外国军队雇佣来服役的职业军人

来源：
Middle English mercenarie [a mercenary]
中古英语 mercenarie [ 雇佣兵]
from Old French mercenaire
源自 古法语 mercenaire
from Latin mercôn3rius
源自 拉丁语 mercôn3rius
from mercôs [wages, price]
源自 mercôs [工资，价钱]

【引伸】
mer.cenar.ily
adv.（副词）
mer.cenar.iness
n.（名词）