Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #13909
bribery
贿赂
核心释义
The act or practice of giving, offering, or accepting money or gifts in order to influence the decisions of someone in authority.
- 1.
向公职人员行贿以影响其决策的行为。
The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
- 2.
为获取非法利益而提供某物(通常是金钱)的行为
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- 3.
提供、给予或接受此类贿赂的活动。
The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.
向公职人员行贿以影响其决策的行为。；为获取非法利益而提供某物(通常是金钱)的行为；提供、给予或接受此类贿赂的活动。；贿赂行为；行贿
用法In use
The company was accused of bribery during the contract negotiation.
用法提示：bribery 为不可数名词，在此作介词 of 的宾语，表示“贿赂行为”这一抽象概念。
New laws were introduced to reduce bribery in public services.
用法提示：bribery 为不可数名词，在句中作 reduce 的宾语，指“行贿、受贿”的非法行为。
He denies any involvement in bribery and says the money was a gift.
用法提示：bribery 为不可数名词，作介词 in 的宾语，表示“贿赂行为”这一整体概念。
bribery of [someone]
bribery of 后接被贿赂的对象，常指某一类人或机构。
Bribery of public officials is illegal.
贿赂公职人员是非法的。
accuse [someone] of bribery
accuse sb of bribery 是常见搭配，bribery 在此为不可数名词，指行贿行为。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bribery scandal
- 贿赂丑闻
- The mayor resigned after the bribery scandal broke.市长在贿赂丑闻爆发后辞职。
- bribery charges
- 贿赂指控
- He faces bribery charges for paying officials.他因向官员行贿而面临贿赂指控。
- bribery investigation
- 贿赂调查
- The company is under a bribery investigation.该公司正在接受贿赂调查。
- bribery conviction
- 贿赂定罪
- Her bribery conviction was overturned on appeal.她的贿赂定罪在上诉中被推翻。
- bribery and corruption
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 bribe（贿赂）加 -ery 变成“贿赂行为”；想象递出红包的那一刻，名词 bribery 就定格了这个动作。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal contexts、news reports、business compliance discussions bribery 是比较正式的用词，通常见于法律、新闻和商务合规等语境；日常口语中更常用动词 bribe。注意描述的是正式场合的用法。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 briberies。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with bribery /ˈbraɪbɝi/: a true rhyme would need the ending /aɪbɝi/ (or /aɪbəri/). The first five share the written ending -ery, but they are pronounced differently (e.g., robbery /ˈrɑːbəri/, delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/, every /ˈɛvri/), so do not be misled by the spelling. Berry looks similar to the end of bribery but sounds like /ˈberi/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.