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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。
亲信；心腹；忠实追随者
henchmen — plural of henchman
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
亲信；心腹；忠实追随者
a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
The villain's henchman was responsible for the robbery.
这个坏人的走狗负责抢劫。
忠诚且受信赖的随从或下属。
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
协助阴谋的人
someone who assists in a plot
主要出于私利而支持政治人物的人。
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
犯罪团伙中的助理成员；帮凶。
An assistant member of a criminal gang.
The villain's henchman carried out the robbery while the boss watched from a distance.
恶棍的爪牙实施了抢劫，而老板则在远处观望。
The corrupt politician used his henchmen to intimidate voters and rig the election.
腐败政客利用他的党羽恐吓选民并操纵选举。
The crime boss ordered his henchman to deliver a warning to the rival gang.
犯罪头目命令他的走狗向敌对帮派发出警告。
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。
He is a henchman of the crime boss.
他是犯罪头目的爪牙。
常用于描述充当帮凶的角色。
He acted as a henchman for the dictator.
他充当独裁者的党羽。
Not this
The boss had many henchmans.
Use this
The boss had many henchmen.
解释：henchman是不规则名词，复数形式为henchmen，而不是加-s。中文学习者常误加-s。
Not this
He henchmans for the crime boss.
Use this
He works as a henchman for the crime boss.
解释：henchman是名词，不能直接用作动词。应使用'work as a henchman'或'serve as a henchman'等结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
你是我有过的最好的手下。
In The Simpsons, the supervillain Hank Scorpio calls Homer his best henchman.
在《辛普森一家》中，反派汉克·斯科皮称霍默是他最好的手下。
Use henchmen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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。
Plural form is henchmen.
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