mercenary ['mə:sinəri]

adj.
唯利是图的

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单词 mercenary 网络释义

形容词 a.
1.为金钱的;图利的;贪财的
His action was prompted by mercenary motives.
贪图钱财的动机促使他采取行动。
2.雇佣的
a mercenary soldier
一个雇佣兵
名词 n. [C]
1.(外国人的)雇佣兵;受雇佣者
a sailor mercenary
一个船上雇员
2.以金钱为目的的人

单词 mercenary 其它相关

单词解释
n. 雇来的人,佣兵
a. 为钱而工作的,被雇的,图利的
a. 1> Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
　 2> Hired for service in a foreign army.
n. One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.
相关例句
He did that out of mercenary motives.
　 出于贪财的动机他才做的。
"I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags," said the mercenary soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."
相关短语
mercenary motives 金钱上的动机
a mercenary soldier 雇佣兵
单词变化
复数: mercenaries
同义反义
同义词：earthly, monetary, commercial, avaricious, grasping, covetous, acquisitive, venal, adventurer, greedy, selfish
反义词：idealistic, selfless, unselfish, altruistic, generous, liberal, philanthropic, benevolent, munificent.

单词 mercenary 其它例句

- Those mercenaries were hired to fight.
　 那些雇佣兵被雇佣来打仗。
- 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