minion

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. countable,uncountable
    — The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
  2. A sycophantic follower. countable,uncountable
  3. The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point. uncountable
  4. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — God's disciple and his dearest minion
  5. An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Gun. My Cannons rung like Bells. Here's to my Mistress, The dainty sweet brass Minion: split their Fore-mast, She never fail'd.
  6. Obsolete form of minium. alt-of,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Of philosophers and scholars priscae sapientiae dictatores, I have already spoken in general terms, those superintendents of wit and learning, men above men, those refined men, minions of the muses.
形容词 adj.
  1. Favoured, beloved; "pet". obsolete
    — These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt[…]his libertie, and dazle his judgement.

词形变化

minions plural more minion comparative most minion superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
miniondom minionette minionhood minioning minionish minionlike minionly minionship

词源

词源 1
First use appears c. 1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.
词源 2
First use appears c. 1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.
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