mercenary
英式音标：[ˈmɜ:sənəri] 怎么读
美式音标：[ˈmɜrsəneri] 怎么读
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同义词： lansquenet gainful condottiere
mercenary概况
adj. 雇佣的；唯利是图的
n. 雇佣兵；唯利是图者
mercenary词义
adj.
雇用的；图利的，唯利是图的；
n.
雇佣兵；唯利是图者；
变形
复数：mercenaries
英英释义
mercenary[ 'mə:sinəri ]
n.a person hired to fight for another country than their own
同义词：soldier of fortune
adj.
marked by materialism
同义词：materialisticworldly-minded
used of soldiers hired by a foreign army
同义词：freelance(a)
profit oriented
"a mercenary enterprise"
同义词：mercantilemoneymaking(a)
mercenary用法
词组短语
mercenary marriage买卖婚姻；着眼实利的婚姻
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
Mercenary men lust for wealth.
唯利是图的人贪求财富。
He sent 4000 mercenary Genoese crossbowmen against the English line.They were cut down by the English longbowmen.
四千个雇佣的热那亚籍十字弓手奉他命令，向英国阵营进攻，不少死在英国长弓手箭下。
用作名词(n.)
The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.
一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
Mercenary men lust for wealth.
唯利是图的人贪求财富。
This regiment was entirely composed of mercenary troops.
这个团完全是由雇佣兵组成的。
A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.
一个雇佣兵卷入了一个任务，完成与否关系到他的亲人的安危。
权威例句
The Good Mercenary?Rap1, a mercenary among the Ras-like GTPases.
From Mercenary to Citizen Armies: Explaining Change in the Practice of War
CEO and ethical reputation: visionary or mercenary?
Mercenary intervention in Sierra Leone: Providing national security or international exploitation?
Outsourcing the sales process: Hiring a mercenary sales force
"Parke", H. W., Greek Mercenary Soldiers From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Ipsus
Chaucer's Knight. The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary by Terry Jones
Towards Mercenary Anthropology? The New US Army Counterinsurgency Manual FM 3-24 and the Military-Anthropology Complex
Soldiers of Fortune: A Profile of Today's Private Sector Corporate Mercenary Firms
mercenary词源
mercenary (n.)
late 14c., "one who works only for hire," from Old French mercenaire "mercenary, hireling" (13c.) and directly from Latin mercenarius "one who does anything for pay," literally "hired, paid," from merces (genitive mercedis) "pay, reward, wages," from merx (see market (n.)).
mercenary (adj.)
1530s, from mercenary (n.), or in part from Latin mercenarius "hired, paid, serving for pay."
mercenary造句
1. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
唯利是图者，胸中无美德。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. Besides, her object was not purely mercenary.
此外，她所追求的目的不单纯是为了金钱。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. His action was prompted by mercenary motives.
贪图钱财的动机促使他采取行动。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. Though perhaps that is merely a synonym for mercenary.
尽管这也许不过是惟利是图的一个同义词。
-- 来源 -- 飘（部分） - piao13
5. "Mercenary," repeated Tom."Who is not mercenary? Ask my sister."
“唯利是图？”汤姆重复了一句。“谁不唯利是图，你问问我姐姐看。”
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. The doctor thought it very vulgar to be precipitate in accusing people of mercenary motives.
医生认为不分青红皂白把别人斥为抱有贪图钱财的动机反而会显出自己的庸俗。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. He will tell you I am mercenary.
他会对你说，我是财迷心窍。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. This put her affection out of suspicion of mercenary ends.
这样就可以使她的爱不至于沾染上有所贪图的色彩。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. The custom had its origin in the fact that mercenary soldiers of old had no real enmity toward their opponents.
这惯例是源自以前的佣兵制，那时候的士兵对于敌对者并没真正仇恨。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. mercenary motives
出于贪财的动机
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例