venal
/ˈviːnəl/adjective
- showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery易受贿赂的; 贪污的; 贪赃的; 腐败的：
why should these venal politicians care how they are rated?
这些腐败政客为什么要关心人们对自己的评价?
their generosity had been at least partly venal.
他们的慷慨至少部分是为了贿赂。
派生词
venality
nounvenally
adverb词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'available for purchase', referring to merchandise or a favour）： from Latin venalis, from venum 'thing for sale'.