bribery

/ˈbraɪbəri/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈaɪbɚi] /ˈbraɪbəri/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈaɪbɚi] /ˈbrī-b(ə-)rē How to pronounce bribery (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bribery — noun

1. the dishonest practice of offering or accepting money or another reward in order

1.名詞C1
釋義

the dishonest practice of offering or accepting money or another reward in order to influence someone's decision or misuse their position

例句

The company admitted bribery after senior staff paid officials for permits.

admit + bribery

Vikram lost his job when emails revealed bribery in the sales team.

同義詞
  • corruption

    broader term that covers bribery and other abuses of power

  • graft

    often used for dishonest gain by public officials

  • kickback

    more specific; part of a payment secretly returned after a deal

  • payoff

    informal; often focuses on the actual money given

反義詞
  • integrity

    honest behavior that refuses improper rewards

  • honesty

    acting truthfully instead of using secret payments

文法句型

allegations of bribery

deny bribery

report bribery

用法筆記

Bribery usually describes an improper exchange meant to change an official or professional decision. It can refer to either the side that offers the reward or the side that accepts it, so legal and news reports often use it for the whole corrupt arrangement.

常見錯誤

❌The waiter was accused of bribery after a customer left a small tip.
✅The waiter was accused of bribery after a customer offered cash to ignore a safety rule.
💡A normal tip pays for service; bribery is an improper payment meant to change someone's behavior.
❌The company faced bribery charges for giving out free pens at a trade fair.
✅The company faced bribery charges for giving expensive watches to officials before the contract decision.
💡Small public gifts are not usually bribery; the key idea is a secret or improper reward for a favour.