基本释义
n. 亲信;追随者;(美)走狗;侍从
星级词汇
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助记提示
1. hench- (谐音“痕气、痕乞”) => henchman.
英文词源
henchman 心腹,亲信
来自古英语hengest,种马,雄马,来自PIE*kenkest,马,进一步来自PIE*ekwo,马,词源同hippo,equine.即养马的人,马夫,引申词义心腹随从,亲信。词义演变比较marshal.
常见短语
- loyal henchman: 忠诚的心腹
- trusted henchman: 受信任的得力助手
- right-hand henchman: 得力助手
- faithful henchman: 忠实的帮手
- scheming henchman: 图谋不轨的助手
- sinister henchman: 阴险的手下
- villain’s henchman: 恶棍的手下
- ruthless henchman: 无情的帮凶
- powerful henchman: 强大的心腹
- corrupt henchman: 腐败的助手
- shadowy henchman: 阴暗的心腹
- criminal henchman: 罪犯的助手
- diabolical henchman: 恶魔般的助手
- manipulative henchman: 操纵性的助手
- loyal henchman: 忠诚的帮凶
- trusty henchman: 可信赖的助手
- right-hand henchman: 右膀左臂的助手
- faithful henchman: 忠实的得力助手
- scheming henchman: 阴谋家的手下
- sinister henchman: 阴险的亲信
- villain’s henchman: 恶棍的帮凶
- ruthless henchman: 冷酷无情的助手
- powerful henchman: 有权势的心腹
- corrupt henchman: 贪污的助手
- shadowy henchman: 神秘的帮手
- criminal henchman: 犯罪团伙的手下
- diabolical henchman: 恶魔一般的亲信
- manipulative henchman: 善于操纵的心腹
- henchman of the boss: 老板的心腹
- henchman of the criminal organization: 犯罪组织的帮凶
- henchman of the evil mastermind: 邪恶主谋的助手
- henchman of the corrupt politician: 腐败政客的亲信
- henchman of the notorious gangster: 臭名昭著的匪徒的帮手
- henchman of the powerful dictator: 权力独裁者的心腹
- henchman of the ruthless warlord: 无情的军阀的得力助手
- henchman in the criminal underworld: 犯罪黑社会中的手下
- henchman in the secret organization: 秘密组织中的亲信
- henchman involved in illegal activities: 参与非法活动的助手
深度学习
henchman (HENCH man) Originally bearing a neutral sense of a trusted follower, this noun has increasingly come to have a negative sense like that of minion (#5), suggesting sycophancy.
The king and his henchmen traveled by horseback through the north of Scotland, looking to shore up support among the nobility there against a threatened invasion.
While no proof is yet available, the press strongly suspects that the leader of the oil lobby is a henchman of Sen. Phogbound, who receives enormous support from owners of oil wells.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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henchman(亨奇曼)这个名词最初带有一种中立的受信任的追随者的意思,现在越来越具有一种消极的意思,就像仆从(#5),暗示着谄媚。
国王和他的党羽骑马穿越苏格兰北部,希望在那里的贵族中获得支持,以抵御威胁的入侵。
虽然目前还没有证据,但媒体强烈怀疑,石油游说团的领导人是参议员Phogbound的追随者,他得到了油井所有者的大力支持。
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