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 ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2Six 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foreign
- hired
- army
- band
- group
- …
- employ
- hire
- recruit
- …
- army
- group
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.