Mercenary

['mɜːsɪn(ə)rɪ] or ['mɝsənɛri]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a person hired to fight for another country than their own.

(adj.) serving for wages in a foreign army; 'mercenary killers' .

編輯:西娅--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

(a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.

(n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.

校對:西尔玛

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Venal, hired, hireling.[2]. Sordid, avaricious, covetous, penurious, parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean, selfish, close, close-fisted.

n. Hireling.

手打:米米

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Sordid, venal, selfish, avaricious, griping

ANT:Liberal, generous, disinterested, profuse, prodigal

安娜贝尔整理

解釋/意思:

adj. hired for money: actuated by the hope of reward: greedy of gain: sold or done for money.—n. one who is hired: a soldier hired into foreign service.—adv. Mer′cenarily.

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