embezzlement

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n. 盗用, 挪用, 侵占 [经] 贪污, 盗用(公款), 监守自盗

发音

US /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/
US /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/

词形变化

embezzlements 复数 embezzlements

别名

imbezlement

教材释义与例句

名词

侵占；挪用；盗用

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

    盗用

    侵吞

    侵占

    可数 不可数 商务 法律

    He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.

    The case involved large-scale embezzlement.

    charged with embezzlement

    corporate embezzlement

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados "Embezzlement, sir," commented Mr Carlyle icily. "But what is embezzlement on the top of wholesale murder!"

  2. 2.

    The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

    Such conversion from public property.

    可数 不可数 商务 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

defalcation misapplication misappropriation peculation

上位词 5

stealing theft thieving larceny thievery

下位词 2

raid plunderage

词源

From embezzle + -ment.

来源：wiktionary