Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Myrmidon \Myr"mi*don\, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. Myrmido`nes, pl.]
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles,
their king, to the Trojan war.
[1913 Webster]
2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes
cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; --
sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and
his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H.
Ainsworth.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
myrmidon
n 1: a follower who carries out orders without question
2: (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed
Achilles on the expedition against Troy
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
