mercenary
美音:
[´mə:sə´nerı
]英音:
[´mə:sə´nerı
]adj.唯利是图的
难易程度:
mercenary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:mercenariness 副词:mercenarily 名词复数:mercenaries
词根
merc=to trade(贸易),reward(报酬)
近义词, 同义词
mercenary
/'mɜ:sɪnərɪ; [US] -nerɪ; `mɝsn,ɛrɪ/
adj interested only in making money, etc; done from this motive 只为金钱的; 图利的
*a mercenary act, motive, etc 只为图利的艺术、动机等
* His actions are entirely mercenary. 他的行为完全是为了钱.
n soldier hired to fight in a foreign army (受雇于外国的)雇佣兵.