myr·mi·don /ˈmɝməˌdɑn, dən/
家僕,部下,跟班
Myr·mi·don n.
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
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.
With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H. Ainsworth.
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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
[also: myrmidones (pl)]