Word · Frequency #20929
henchmen
亲信;心腹;忠实追随者
henchmen is the plural of henchman.
核心释义
a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
- 1.
忠诚且受信赖的随从或下属。
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
- 2.
协助阴谋的人
someone who assists in a plot
- 3.
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.
- 4.
犯罪团伙中的助理成员;帮凶。
An assistant member of a criminal gang.
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。
用法In use
The villain's henchman carried out the robbery while the boss watched from a distance.
用法提示:此处 'henchman' 指为恶棍执行非法任务的亲信,突出其从属和帮凶角色。
The corrupt politician used his henchmen to intimidate voters and rig the election.
用法提示:'henchmen' 是复数形式,指政客手下的一群亲信,协助其进行不正当行为。
The crime boss ordered his henchman to deliver a warning to the rival gang.
用法提示:'henchman' 指犯罪头目的手下,执行违法指令,强调其忠诚但邪恶的助手身份。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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)。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
Plural form is henchmen.
发音与拼写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。
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