myrmidon

myrmidon
[ˈməːmɪd(ə)n]
noun
  1. a member of a warlike Thessalian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy
    密耳弥多涅人(指跟随阿基里斯参加特洛伊围城的好战的塞萨利人的一员)
    ■a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate
    雇佣的暴徒,爪牙;盲目(或无情地)执行命令的下属
    he wrote to one of Hitler's myrmidons.
    他写信给希特勒的一个忠实追随者。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin Myrmidones (plural), from Greek Murmidones
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