"bribes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 賄賂

Definition

給予某人金錢或禮物，通常是有權勢的人，說服他們為你做一些不誠實或非法的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Bribes”是“bribe”的複數，通常用於嚴重或負面的語境，尤其指官員、警察或公司等的貪腐。常見搭配有“accept bribes”（收受賄賂）、“offer bribes”（行賄）、“take bribes”（受賄），勿與“reward”（正面獎勵）混淆。

Examples

The police arrested him for taking bribes.

警方因他收受**賄賂**而逮捕了他。

She refused all bribes from the company.

她拒絕了公司所有的**賄賂**。

Government officials should not accept bribes.

政府官員不應收受**賄賂**。

Rumors about bribes quickly spread through the whole department.

有關**賄賂**的謠言很快傳遍了整個部門。

He offered bribes to get out of trouble, but it backfired.

他為了脫困而行**賄賂**，結果卻弄巧成拙。

Everyone knew the contractor won by paying bribes.

大家都知道那個承包商是靠**賄賂**才贏的。