corruption
n. 腐敗,貪汙,受賄; (單詞)變體
Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion...
總統面臨54項腐敗和逃稅的指控。
Distribution of food throughout the country is being hampered by inefficiency and corruption.
低效和腐敗行為阻礙了食品在全國的分發。
In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way.
'Morris' is an English corruption of 'Moorish', meaning North African.
Morris 在英語中是 Moorish 的變體,意思是“北非的”。
1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity;
6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony);
Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
貪官汙吏總是企圖掩蓋自己的腐敗行為.
The newspaper exposes corruption in high places without being tamed by their arbitrariness.
這家報紙揭露了上層的腐敗,他們沒有懾於淫威.
Our government officials seem free of corruption.
我們的政府官員似乎很清廉.
Corruption and bribery are mean.
貪汙行賄是可鄙的.
Corruption was rife before the election.
選舉之前,腐敗盛行.