henchman

FREQ #25924

n. 忠实追随者, 党羽, 跟踪者 [法] 亲信, 心腹, 顺从者

发音

其它 /ˈhɛnt͡ʃ.mən/

词形变化

henchmen 复数 henchmen henchwoman

别名

henxman

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.

  2. 2.

    A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.

  3. 3.

    An assistant member of a criminal gang.

  4. 4.

    A page to a prince or other person of high rank.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

man confederate collaborator partner in crime

词源

From Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *hengstmann, *hengestmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from hengst, hengest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) (from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“stallion”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”)) + mann (“man”). Cognate with archaic German Hengstmann (“a groom”), Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”).

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