Word · Frequency #22222
minions
忠实仆人;手下
minions is the plural of minion.
核心释义
a loyal servant of a powerful person or being
- 1.
他人的忠实仆人,通常从属于更强大的存在。
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- 2.
谄媚的追随者。
A sycophantic follower.
- 3.
介于非帕雷尔和布雷维尔之间的字号,标准为7点。
The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
谄媚者;马屁精;七点活字;他人的忠实仆人,通常从属于更强大的存在。;谄媚的追随者。;介于非帕雷尔和布雷维尔之间的字号,标准为7点。
用法In use
The villain always trusted his minions to do the dirty work.
用法提示:minion 用作可数名词,指坏人的忠实手下。
The CEO's minions carried out every order without question.
用法提示:minion 在此指盲从的追随者。
In the movie, the evil queen sent her minions to capture the princess.
用法提示:minion 指反派的下属或爪牙。
sb's minion(s)
minion 常带贬义或幽默色彩,指盲从的部下或爪牙,不是中性词 servant。
The villain arrived with his minions.
那个反派带着他的手下们来了。
a minion of sb/sth
用 of 引出所属者,强调从属关系;可用于人或抽象事物,如 a minion of the state。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- loyal minion
- 忠实的手下
- The king's loyal minion stood by him through every battle.国王忠实的手下在每场战斗中都站在他身边。
- mindless minion
- 没头脑的手下
- The game throws countless mindless minions at the player.游戏向玩家投放无数没头脑的手下。
- the villain's minion
- 反派的爪牙
- The villain's minion opened the gate for the hero.反派的爪牙为英雄打开了大门。
- send one's minions
- 派出手下
- She sent her minions to deliver the message.她派手下去送信。
- an army of minions
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记:minion读作‘迷你人’——像迷你小人一样听命于大人物,就是忠实的仆人、手下。也可联想动画里的小黄人minions。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:职场上下级关系、新闻评论的贬义描述、日常调侃/幽默语境 此处针对“忠实仆人/谄媚追随者”这一常见义项;日常使用时多带贬义或幽默色彩,正式程度随语境变化,因此标为混合。
语法说明Grammar Note
作“党羽、走狗”解时含贬义;复数形式为 minions。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with pinion /ˈpɪnjən/. Onion, union, and million share a similar spelling pattern but do not rhyme: onion /ˈʌnjən/, union /ˈjuːnjən/, million /ˈmɪljən/ have a different vowel or consonant before the final syllable. Minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ and minor /ˈmaɪnər/ only match the initial 'min-' spelling, not the sound.
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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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