venal
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['viːn(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈviː.nəl]
- 国际音标 ['vi:nəl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 贪污的；用金钱买得的；贿赂的；贪赃枉法的
- n. (Venal)人名；(英)维纳尔
词根记忆
- ven(来) + al(看作all)→贪官污吏对金钱来者不拒→贪污的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- venally：唯利是图地；以权谋私地；受贿地。
- n性质的同根词
- venality：唯利是图；贪赃枉法；受贿。
英汉例句
- A venal moving - van company had revealed her address.
一家唯利是图的搬运汽车公司还是把她的住址泄露了. - Ellis was a venal, sly man.
埃利斯是个贪财 、 奸诈的人. - In Ghana and Cameroon this has allowed venal village chiefs to steal logging revenues.
在加纳和喀麦隆,这让贪赃枉法的村长得以窃取伐木收入. - Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。 - Venal judges are a disgrace to a country.
贪污腐败的法官是国家的耻辱.
词组短语
- venal calculi 肾石病;肾石症
- venal l 唯利是图的
- Venal practices [法]贿赂行为
- Venal equinox 春分点
- VENAL ANATOMICA 维诺
短语
英英字典
- A venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money.
- If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things that are dishonest or immoral.
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专业释义
- 贪污的