venal
英 ['vi?n(?)l]
美 ['vinl]
- adj. 貪污的；用金錢買得的；賄賂的；貪贓枉法的
- n. (Venal)人名；(英)維納爾
助記提示
1、ven- "for sale" + -al.
2、字面意思就是：offered for sale, capable of being obtained for a price.
中文詞源
venal 見利忘義的來自拉丁語venum,出售，詞源同vendor，引申詞義見利忘義，賣友求榮等。
英文詞源
- venal (adj.)
- 1650s, "capable of being obtained for a price; that can be corrupted;" 1660s, "offered for sale," from French vénal, Old French venel "for sale" (of prostitutes, etc.; 12c.), from Latin venalis "for sale, to be sold; capable of being bribed," from venum (nominative *venus) "for sale," from PIE root *wes- (1) "to buy, sell" (cognates: Sanskrit vasnah "purchase money," vasnam "reward," vasnayati "he bargains, haggles;" Greek onos "price paid, purchase," oneisthai "to buy"). Typically with a bad sense of "ready to sell one's services or influence for money and from sordid motives; to be bought basely or meanly."
雙語例句
- 1. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
- 伊恩·特里默貪污受賄，是個徹頭徹尾的貪官。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Venal judges are a disgrace to a country.
- 貪污腐敗的法官是國家的恥辱.
來自辭典例句
- 3. A venal moving - van company had revealed her address.
- 一家唯利是圖的搬運(yùn)汽車公司還是把她的住址泄露了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Ellis was a venal, sly man.
- 埃利斯是個貪財(cái) 、 奸詐的人.
來自辭典例句
- 5. As that monstrosity of venal lust is no longer possible, it is no longer needed.
- 以金錢去購買淫欲的丑事既然不可能再存在下去, 那么也就不再有需要了.
來自辭典例句