bribe的词源

一：bribe的词源的意思

bribe一词源自于古法语的“brigue”，原意为“欺骗”、“诈骗”。后来演变为现在的含义，即“贿赂”。

二：怎么读（音标）

bribe英 [braɪb] 美 [braɪb]

三：用法

1.作动词，指用金钱或其他物品来贿赂某人，以达到不正当的目的。

2.作名词，指给予他人金钱或其他物品来获得不正当利益的行为。

四：例句1-5句且中英对照

1. He was accused of trying to bribe a government official.

他被指控试图贿赂官员。

2. The company was fined for bribing foreign officials.

该公司因贿赂外国官员而被罚款。

3. She refused to be bribed into betraying her colleagues.

她拒绝接受贿赂，背叛同事。

4. The politician was caught taking bribes from lobbyists.

这位家到从游说者那里收取贿赂。

5. The businessman offered a bribe to the customs officer to speed up the clearance process.

这位商人向海关官员提供了一笔贿赂，以加快通关程序。

五：同义词及用法

1. corrupt (adj.) 的，的

：The government official was found to be corrupt and was removed from office.

这位官员被，被免职。

2. entice (v.) 引诱，诱惑

：The salesman tried to entice the customer with a bribe.

推销员试图用贿赂来引诱顾客。

3. lure (v.) 引诱，吸引

：The company lured the talent with high salaries and bonuses.

该公司用高薪水和奖金来吸引顶尖人才。

4. buy off (phr.) 贿赂，收买

：The politician was accused of trying to buy off his opponent in the election.

这位家被指控试图贿赂竞选对手。

5. hush money (n.) 沉默费，口头福利

：The celebrity paid hush money to keep his affair out of the media.

这位名人支付了沉默费来阻止他的绯闻曝光。

六：编辑总结

bribe一词源自古法语，原意为“欺骗”，后演变为现在的含义“贿赂”。作动词时指用金钱或其他物品来贿赂某人，作名词时指给予他人金钱或其他物品来获得不正当利益。同义词有corrupt、entice、lure等，常用于、商业等领域。编辑提醒，贿赂是一种不道德的行为，者将受到法律。