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mercenary

/ˈmɜːr.sə.ner.i/

翻译: 指人做事首先出于对金钱或物质利益的追求,而非道德原则或忠诚。, 指为外国军队或冲突所雇佣的职业士兵,通常出于个人利益而非忠诚或意识形态的动机。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈmɜːr.sə.ner.i/C1formal
  • zh指人做事首先出于对金钱或物质利益的追求,而非道德原则或忠诚。

Primarily motivated by a desire for money or other material gain, rather than by moral principles or loyalty.

  1. Motivated by moneyC1formal

    Primarily motivated by a desire for money or material gain, rather than by moral or ethical considerations.

    zh唯利是图的

    • His mercenary attitude towards the charity work was disappointing.
    • She made a mercenary decision to marry for wealth.
    • The company's mercenary policies prioritized profit over employee well-being.

    同义词acquisitiveavariciouscovetousgraspinggreedymaterialisticvenal

    反义词altruisticgenerousidealisticphilanthropicprincipledselflessunselfish

词形
  • more mercenary comparative form
  • most mercenary superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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noun

/ˈmɜː.sən.ər.i/C1formal
  • zh指为外国军队或冲突所雇佣的职业士兵,通常出于个人利益而非忠诚或意识形态的动机。

A noun referring to a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army or conflict, typically motivated by personal gain rather than loyalty or ideology.

  1. Hired soldierB2formal

    A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army or conflict for money.

    zh雇佣兵

    • The general hired mercenaries to reinforce his troops.
    • Mercenaries fought for profit rather than loyalty.
    • The government denied using mercenaries in the conflict.

    同义词hired gunsoldier of fortune

  2. Person motivated by moneyC1informal

    Someone who acts primarily for financial gain, often disregarding ethics or loyalty.

    zh唯利是图的人

    • He's a mercenary who only cares about the highest bidder.
    • The lawyer was accused of being a mercenary for taking the case.
    • She called him a mercenary for switching jobs for a higher salary.

    同义词hired gunsoldier of fortune

    反义词altruistidealistpatriot

词形
  • mercenaries plural form
  • mercenaries' possessive plural form
  • mercenary's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

继承条款

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

来源链接

所有列出的许可证均适用

Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.