中英互译
venality
英 /viːˈnæləti/美 /viːˈnæləti/
基本释义
- n.唯利是图;贪赃枉法;受贿
复数venalities
双语例句
- On the contrary, vanity more than venality was the problem at the top in Egypt.相反,埃及高官们虽然都爱财如命,但是却更爱慕虚荣,这正是埃及的问题之所在。
- His defence team tried to argue that his fault was naive garrulousness rather than venality.他的辩护律师团争辩说,他的过失只是天真的多嘴多舌,而不是见利忘义。
- Some applaud this as a clever way to get round congressional venality (much as a similar commission managed to close military bases in the past), but sceptics are unconvinced.一些人称赞这不失为避免国会滥用职权的明智方式(这很像过去设法关闭军事基地的类似委员会),但是怀疑者们不以为然。
网络短语
- venality of secular people贪污世俗的人;唯利是图的世俗人
- Anti-corruptionand govern venality防腐治贪
词语扩展
n.
唯利是图;贪赃枉法;受贿
词义分布
受贿
50%
唯利是图
50%
英英释义
- n.prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
词源
- venality来自法语vénalité或拉丁语vēnālitās, 来自vēnālis("[[venal]]"), 来自vēnum.
- venalityFrom French vénalité or Latin vēnālitās, from vēnālis (“venal”), from vēnum.