单词 | baksheesh |
释义 | baksheesh From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbaksheeshbak‧sheesh /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ noun [uncountable]MONEYmoney that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a bribeExamples from the Corpusbaksheesh• However, the company's far greater resources of baksheesh soon restored them to liberty.• If this makes you uneasy, think about distributing a little preemptive baksheesh as a goodwill gesture.• All the paperwork seemed correct, except that most important paperwork of all - the baksheesh.Origin baksheesh (1700-1800) Persian bakhshish, from bakhshidan “to give” |
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