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Bribe French Late 14c Braib V.贿赂 无 N

单词 bribe
音标 [braib]
解释 v.贿赂
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字源 bribe (n.)
late 14c., "thing stolen," from Old French bribe "bit, piece, hunk; morsel of bread given to beggars" (14c., compare Old French bribeor "vagrant, beggar"), from briber, brimber "to beg," a general Romanic word (Gamillscheg marks it as Rotwelsch, i.e. "thieves' jargon"), of uncertain origin; old sources suggest Celtic (compare Breton breva "to break"). Shift of meaning to "gift given to influence corruptly" is by mid-15c.
bribe (v.)
late 14c., "pilfer, steal," also "practice extortion," from Old French briber "go begging," from bribe (see bribe (n.)). Related: Bribed; bribing.
不择手段背单词 n. /v. 贿赂
【类】bribe: incorruptible = affect: insensible『hear: uncommunicative』贿赂不是不腐败的 = 感动不是无知觉的
趣味全助记 【记】音:拜拜,叩拜,给当官的送礼贿赂; bridge 过桥都要交过桥费行贿;

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