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Corrupt Past Participle Adj Mid 14c Latin Corruptus Corrumpere

单词 corrupt
音标 [kə'rʌpt]
解释 a.堕落的,腐败的;文体有错误的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 不道德的,堕落的(imm ora);指语言,文体等有错误 的(containing errors or changes)
【考】 反义词:pristine(朴 实的)
【记】 cor(全部)+rupt(断) →全断了→腐败了
字源 corrupt (adj.)
mid-14c., from Old French corropt "unhealthy, corrupt; uncouth" (of language), and directly from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere "to destroy; spoil," figuratively "corrupt, seduce, bribe," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + rup-, past participle stem of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Corruptly; corruptness.
corrupt (v.)
mid-14c., "contaminate, impair the purity of," from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere (see corrupt (adj.)). Late 14c. as "pervert the meaning of," also "putrefy." Related: Corrupted; corrupting.
不择手段背单词 adj. 不道德的, 堕落的 = immoral = depraved = dishonest; (文章中的语言, 文体等)有错误的
【记】cor心, rupt断-心断了-腐败了
【参】corruption(n 腐败; 贪污; 堕落)
【反】pristine(adj 质朴的); purity(n 纯净)-corruption
趣味全助记 【记】cor 全 + rupt 断→全断了→腐败
【相关】abrupt (不好的断,山路突然断了)突然的, 陡峭的, 生硬的;bankrupt 银行破→破产,corrupt一起破→腐败;disrupt 向周围断→中断,破裂,混乱;erupt 向外破→喷出,爆发;interrupt 中+断;irrupt in向里破→突然冲入,rupture 破裂, 断绝

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