| 释义 |
bribable, bribeable, a. (n.)|ˈbraɪbəb(ə)l|
[f. bribe v. + -able; see also -ble.]
A. adj. Capable of being bribed; open to bribery; corrupt; venal.
1829Blackw. Mag. XXVI. 641 The close and the bribable boroughs will not be violated. 1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. I. v. v. 590 Grumkow, a bribeable gentleman. 1866Ch. Times 31 Mar. 101/2 Give increased voting power to the bribeable classes. 1879Bagehot Lit. Studies I. Introd. 63 A most amusing picture of the bribable electors.
B. n. A corrupt or venal person.
1867Fortn. Rev. July 112 The bribables..in the new constituencies. |