n. paid soldier,common soldier雇傭兵,普通士兵。
△H.V.4.8.93(87): “So that,in these tenthousand they have lost,/ There are but sixteen hun-dred mercenaries;”這就是說,在他們所喪失的一萬人當中,雇來的士兵只有一千六百名。
mercenary
a.
1.working merely for money or other reward只為金錢或其他酬勞而工作的,貪圖報酬的。
△Mer. 4. 1. 419 (418):“My mind was never yet more mercenary.”我從來沒有希冀過更大的報酬。
2. of hired soldiers 雇傭兵的。
mercenary blood: blood of hired soldiers,who,un-like the nobles,fought for pay 雇傭兵的血。
△H.V.4.7. 79 (75): “For many of our princes—woe thewhile! —/ Lie drowned and soaked in mercenaryblood;”因為——現(xiàn)在的情形好慘哪! ——我們有許多親王貴胄都倒在那里,浸泡在雇傭兵的血泊中。
mercenary[?m?:sin?ri]
adj.唯利是圖的,雇傭的n .外國雇傭兵
‖ mercenary marriage買賣婚姻
mercenary system雇傭兵制度
mercenary troops雇傭兵