n.贿赂vt.贿赂，向...行贿

英文释义

n. A gift begged; a present.

n. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.

n. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

v. t. To rob or steal.

v. t. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.

v. t. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.

v. i. To commit robbery or theft.

v. i. To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.

词干

bribe 贿赂
→ 在古英语指施舍给乞丐的小片面包，词源同break， 分开，小块。