venal + noun
直接修饰腐败的个体。
The venal judge accepted bribes.
那个贪污的法官接受了贿赂。
可收买的；受贿的
腐败的；唯利是图的；可购买的；花钱能买到的；(指职位、特权等)可购买而非凭功绩授予的。；(指人)可被收买的；愿意受贿的。；腐败的；唯利是图的。
Willing to take bribes; able to be bought.
(指职位、特权等)可购买而非凭功绩授予的。
Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
(指人)可被收买的；愿意受贿的。
Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
腐败的；唯利是图的。
Corrupt, mercenary.
The venal official took a bribe to approve the unsafe building plan.
那名受贿的官员收了贿赂，批准了不安全的建筑方案。
用法提示：venal 作定语形容词，表示“受贿的、可收买的”。
Some voters thought the senator was venal because he changed his vote after a big donation.
一些选民认为这位参议员唯利是图，因为他在收到大笔捐款后改变了投票。
用法提示：venal 作表语形容词，表示“唯利是图的、可以被收买的”。
It was a venal decision to award the contract to a friend's company.
把合同交给朋友的公司是个贪腐的决定。
用法提示：venal 作定语形容词，表示“腐败的、为私利的”。
直接修饰腐败的个体。
The venal judge accepted bribes.
那个贪污的法官接受了贿赂。
描述主体的属性。
Many politicians in the regime were venal.
该政权中的许多政客都是贪污的。
指明贪污的具体领域。
He was venal in his dealings with contractors.
他在与承包商打交道时贪污受贿。
grammar · medium
易错句子The venial politician accepted bribes.
正确表达The venal politician accepted bribes.
混淆 'venal'（贪污的）和 'venial'（可原谅的），两者发音相似但意义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a venal.
正确表达He is venal.
将形容词 'venal' 误用作名词，不能直接接不定冠词 'a'。应直接使用形容词作表语。
venal指可收买的、贪污的，侧重腐败行为；venial指可宽恕的，通常用于宗教或道德上的小过失，不涉及腐败。
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