henchman
/ˈhɛnt͡ʃ.mən/
- n.
- 忠实追随者，党羽，跟踪者
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
henchman
词源说明
Inherited from Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *henġestmann, *hengstmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from henġest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) + mann (“man”). Akin to archaic German Hengstmann (“groom”) and Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
- 2A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
- 3An assistant member of a criminal gang.
- 4obsoleteA page to a prince or other person of high rank.