#의병 (feat. #용병)
• militia/məˈlɪʃə/
[singular + singular or plural verb]
-a group of people who are not professional soldiers but who have had military training and can act as an army
: 민병대, 의용군
e.g.)
He said he would call out the state militia if the rebels did not surrender.
The anarchists started to form volunteer militias.
a highly armed militia
• mercenary /ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(plural mercenaries)
-a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
: (pl. -ies) 용병
e.g.)
foreign mercenaries
외국 용병
mercenary soldiers
용병인 군인들
mercenary army
mercenary group
a small army of mercenaries
Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.
Swiss pikemen fought as mercenaries in the armies of many European states.
Ref)
*VERB + MERCENARY
employ , hire , recruit
*… OF MERCENARIES
band of mercenaries
group of mercenaries
army of mercenaries
e.g.)
a small army of mercenaries
• mercenary /ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(disapproving)
-only interested in making or getting money
: 못마땅함. 돈 버는 데만 관심이 있는, 돈이 목적인
e.g.)
a mercenary society/attitude
a mercenary society/attitude
돈 버는 데만 관심이 있는 사회/태도
She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
그녀는 순전히 금전적인 이유 때문에 그에게 관심을 가진다.
Ref)
*Mercenary is used with these nouns: army , soldier
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