mercenary
noun /ˈmɜːsənəri/
/ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(plural mercenaries)
- 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
Topics War and conflictc2- Six 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foreign
- hired
- army
- band
- group
- …
- employ
- hire
- recruit
- …
- army
- group
词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’. - foreign mercenaries