英语词汇“venality”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Venality is the quality of being open to bribery or overly motivated by money. A government worker's venality might lead him to exchange state secrets for cash.

Criminals are known for their venality, being willing to break the law for a financial reward. This kind of venality can vary from police officers accepting bribes to politicians making decisions and passing laws based on campaign contributions. The Late Latin root word is venalitatem, "capable of being bought," from venum, "for sale."

WORD FAMILY

venality: venalities+/venal: venality, venally

USAGE EXAMPLES

The novel juxtaposes the ideals of loyalty, service, patriotism and noblesse oblige against the venality of contemporary Wall Street.

Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016)

Despite all appearances to the contrary, Donald Trump is just a traditional conservative, they say as they prettify venality and sanitise hatred.

The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016)

So is where—on a scale from seismic scandal to venality to naive narcissism—it belongs.

Economist(Oct 27, 2016)

n prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Hyper

corruption, corruptness

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

单词	venality
释义	venality (once / 13046 pages) n Venality is the quality of being open to bribery or overly motivated by money. A government worker's venality might lead him to exchange state secrets for cash. Criminals are known for their venality, being willing to break the law for a financial reward. This kind of venality can vary from police officers accepting bribes to politicians making decisions and passing laws based on campaign contributions. The Late Latin root word is venalitatem, "capable of being bought," from venum, "for sale." WORD FAMILY venality: venalities+/venal: venality, venally USAGE EXAMPLES The novel juxtaposes the ideals of loyalty, service, patriotism and noblesse oblige against the venality of contemporary Wall Street. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) Despite all appearances to the contrary, Donald Trump is just a traditional conservative, they say as they prettify venality and sanitise hatred. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) So is where—on a scale from seismic scandal to venality to naive narcissism—it belongs. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) n prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward Hyper corruption, corruptness lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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