Word · Frequency #20929
henchman
亲信；心腹；忠实追随者
a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
- 1.
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
忠诚且受信赖的随从或下属。
- 2.
someone who assists in a plot
协助阴谋的人
- 3.
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
主要出于私利而支持政治人物的人。
- 4.
An assistant member of a criminal gang.
犯罪团伙中的助理成员；帮凶。
帮凶；同谋；打手；党羽；走狗；爪牙；忠诚且受信赖的随从或下属。；协助阴谋的人；主要出于私利而支持政治人物的人。
In use
The villain's henchman carried out the robbery while the boss watched from a distance.
The corrupt politician used his henchmen to intimidate voters and rig the election.
The crime boss ordered his henchman to deliver a warning to the rival gang.
someone's henchman
表示某人（通常为反派）的忠实部下。
The villain's henchman was responsible for the robbery.
这个坏人的走狗负责抢劫。
henchman of someone
He is a henchman of the crime boss.
他是犯罪头目的爪牙。
act as a henchman
常用于描述充当帮凶的角色。
Connections
Collocations
- loyal henchman
- 忠实的亲信
- The king trusted his loyal henchman with all his secrets.国王把所有秘密都托付给他忠实的亲信。
- political henchman
- 政治党羽
- The corrupt official used his political henchmen to rig the election.那名腐败官员利用他的政治党羽操纵选举。
- villain's henchman
- 恶棍的帮凶
- The villain's henchman was waiting in the shadows.恶棍的帮凶正在暗处等待。
- hired henchman
- 雇佣的打手
- The crime lord sent his hired henchmen to threaten the shopkeeper.犯罪头目派他雇佣的打手去威胁店主。
Pop culture & quotes
- You're the best henchman I've ever had.
- 你是我有过的最好的手下。In The Simpsons, the supervillain Hank Scorpio calls Homer his best henchman.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：想象一只母鸡（hen）总跟着主人走——henchman 就是这样的忠实跟班/帮凶（man）。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：犯罪团伙与反派题材的作品、政敌或派系斗争的描述 henchman 通常带贬义或轻蔑色彩，多用于非正式语境，指为头目、政客或反派效力的亲信、帮凶；在严肃或正式写作中更常改用 assistant、aide、accomplice 等词。
Grammar Note
Plural form is henchmen.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Frenchman /ˈfrɛntʃmən/ 与 henchman 完全押韵。bench /bɛntʃ/、clench /klɛntʃ/、trench /trɛntʃ/ 的重读元音和尾音与 henchman 的 /ɛntʃ/ 一致（只与重读部分押韵）。注意 hunch /hʌntʃ/ 虽以 -nch 结尾且首个辅音同为 h，但元音是 /ʌ/；watchman /ˈwɑːtʃmən/（美式）虽以 -chman 结尾，但元音是 /ɑː/，二者都不与 henchman 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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