A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to.
ADJ-GRADED
唯利是圖的;見錢眼開的
If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation.
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
雇用的,為錢的,唯利是圖的
Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.唯利是圖的人胸中沒有美德。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,他為領取賞錢竟出賣了自己的母親。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a person hired to fight for another country than their own
Adjective
1. marked by materialism
2. used of soldiers hired by a foreign army
3. profit oriented;
"a commercial book""preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan"a mercenary enterprise""a moneymaking business"