They protected those people against criminals like Sir John Hawkwood.这句话的against什么意思
问题描述：
They protected those people against criminals like Sir John Hawkwood.这句话的against什么意思
整句话怎样翻译
答
protect…against 保护免受
protect…against…保护……不受到的侵害
against 有：“针对,抵抗,使免受”的意思
翻译：他们保护那些人,免受像约翰霍克伍德爵士这样的罪犯的侵害.