late 14c., "theft, robbery, swindling, pilfering;" see bribe (n.) + -ery. Specifically of magistrates taking money for corrupted services from mid-16c.; sense of "offering of a bribe" is from 1560s.
双语例句
1. He was jailed on charges of bribery.
他因受到行贿指控而被捕入狱。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was arrested on bribery charges.
她因被控贿赂罪而遭逮捕。
来自《权威词典》
3. allegations of bribery and corruption
对贿赂与贪污的指控
来自《权威词典》
4. The witness in the bribery investigation refused to name names.
在贿赂案的调查中,证人不肯指名道姓.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.
