late 14c., "theft, robbery, swindling, pilfering;" see bribe (n.) + -ery. Specifically of magistrates taking money for corrupted services from mid-16c.; sense of "offering of a bribe" is from 1560s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He was jailed on charges of bribery.
他因受到行賄指控而被捕入獄。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. She was arrested on bribery charges.
她因被控賄賂罪而遭逮捕。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. allegations of bribery and corruption
對(duì)賄賂與貪污的指控
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. The witness in the bribery investigation refused to name names.
在賄賂案的調(diào)查中,證人不肯指名道姓.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.