venal

a. 可收买的, 贪污的, 用金钱买得的 [经] 贪污的

发音

其它 /ˈviːnəl/

词形变化

more venal 比较级 most venal 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Venous; pertaining to veins.

    古体 罕用
  2. 1.

    For sale; available for purchase.

    古体
  3. 2.

    Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.

  4. 3.

    Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.

  5. 4.

    Corrupt, mercenary.

    Though there is a disposition in mankind, to declaim against the corruption and peculation of the present times, as being more venal than formerly; yet, if we look back to different periods, we shall find statesmen and politicians, as selfish and corrupt, […] as those who have lately figured on the political stage.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

dishonest bribable corruptible purchasable

近义相关 1

corrupt

词源

From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.

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