mercenary是什麼意思 mercenary的用法 mercenary怎麼讀

mercenary

英 ['mɜːsɪn(ə)rɪ]美 ['mɝsənɛri]

adj. 僱傭的；唯利是圖的

n. 僱傭兵；唯利是圖者

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中文詞源

mercenary 只爲金錢的，僱傭兵

來自拉丁語mercari,交易，買賣，詞源同market.引申詞義買賣的，花錢僱的，詞義貶義化，用於指只爲金錢的人，最後特用於指僱傭兵。

英語詞源

mercenary (n.)

late 14c., "one who works only for hire," from Old French mercenaire

"mercenary, hireling" (13c.) and directly from Latin mercenarius "one who does anything for pay," literally "hired, paid," from merces (genitive mercedis) "pay, reward, wages," from merx (see market (n.)).

mercenary (adj.)

1530s, from mercenary (n.), or in part from Latin mercenarius "hired, paid, serving for pay."

權威例句

1. They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.

他們暗示說我之所以提議改革是貪圖金錢，想謀取私利。

2. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.

唯利是圖的人胸中沒有美德.

3. Mercenary men lust for wealth.

唯利是圖的人貪求財富.

4. James is so mercenary that he'd turn in his own mother for the reward money.

詹姆斯太唯利是圖了,他爲領取賞錢竟出賣了自己的母親.

5. Though perhaps that is merely a synonym for mercenary.

儘管這也許不過是惟利是圖的一個同義詞.

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