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IELTS BNC: 15091 COCA: 14838

mercenary

noun
/ˈmɜːsənəri/
/ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(plural mercenaries)
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  1. a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment雇佣兵
    • foreign mercenaries外国雇佣兵
    • mercenary soldiers雇佣兵
    Extra Examples
    • Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.6 年前,他成为一家私人军事公司的雇佣兵。
    • a small army of mercenaries一小队雇佣军
    • Swiss pikemen fought as mercenaries in the armies of many European states.过去瑞士长矛兵在欧洲许多国家的军队里作为雇佣兵参战。
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • foreign
    • hired
    … of mercenaries
    • army
    • band
    • group
    verb + mercenary
    • employ
    • hire
    • recruit
    mercenary + noun
    • army
    • group
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

mercenary

adjective
/ˈmɜːsənəri/
/ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(disapproving)
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  1. only interested in making or getting money只为金钱的
    • a mercenary society/attitude唯利是图的社会/态度
    • She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMercenary is used with these nouns:
    • army
    • soldier
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

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