corruption
noun
kəˈrʌpʃən
noun
1
dishonest,
illegal,
or
immoral
behaviour,
especially
from
someone
with
power
〔尤指有权势者的〕贪污， 贿赂，受贿，腐败
U
officials
charged
with
bribery
and
corruption
被指控受贿和贪污的官员
The
investigation
uncovered
widespread
corruption
within
the
police
force.
这项调查揭发出了警察机关内部普遍的腐败。
political/official
corruption
2
a
changed
form
of
something,
for
example
a
word
[术语] 〔词等〕变化了的形式，变体
C usually singular 一般用单数 | technical
The
word
‘Thursday’
is
a
corruption
of
‘Thor’s
Day’.
Thursday 是 Thor’s Day 的变体。