Someone’s minions are the people who just obey, fetch, and do the unskilled jobs around a powerful person — helpers with little power of their own. We almost always say it with a smile or a little sting: the boss sweeps in, and the minions follow with bags and phones.

Someone’s minions某人的minions are the people who just obey, fetch, and do the unskilled jobs around a powerful person是那些只會服從、跑腿、在有權力的人身邊做粗活的人 helpers with little power of their own自己沒什麼權力的幫手 We almost always say it with a smile or a little sting我們講這個字時幾乎都帶點笑意或一點小刺 the boss sweeps in老闆大搖大擺走進來 and the minions follow with bags and phonesminions拿著包包和手機跟在後面

It is not a real job title; it is a jokey, slightly unkind name, more comic than respectful.

It它 is not a real job title不是真正的職稱 it is a jokey, slightly unkind name是一種帶點玩笑、帶點不客氣的稱呼 more comic than respectful好笑多過尊重

The word is old. It comes from Middle French mignon, a lover, a royal favourite, a darling — so it started near “beloved” and slid toward “hanger-on.” Though actually many students meet the yellow cartoon Minions first, which took the small-helper joke and made it cute.

The word這個字 is old很古老 It它 comes from Middle French mignon來自中古法文的mignon a lover, a royal favourite, a darling指情人、王室寵臣、心肝寶貝 so it started near “beloved”所以一開始意思接近「心愛的人」 and slid toward “hanger-on.”後來慢慢滑向「跟班」 Though actually不過其實 many students meet the yellow cartoon Minions first很多學生是先認識黃色卡通角色Minions which took the small-helper joke and made it cute那部卡通把小幫手的玩笑變得很可愛

In grown-up English the word still leans funny, not kind, and you would not thank someone for calling you one.

In grown-up English在大人的英文裡 the word still leans funny, not kind這個字還是偏向好笑，不是善意 and you would not thank someone for calling you one如果有人這樣叫你，你不會想道謝