corruption

corruption
noun
[mass noun]
  1. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
    贪污;腐败
    the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places.
    一个想揭露高层腐败的记者。
    ■the action of making someone or something morally depraved or the state of being so
    (使)腐败;(使)堕落
    the word ‘addict’ conjures up evil and corruption.
    ‘上瘾’这个词使人想起罪恶和堕落。
    ■(archaic)decay;putrefaction
    (古)腐坏;腐烂
    the potato turned black and rotten with corruption.
    土豆变黑腐烂了。
  2. the process by which something, typically a word or expression, is changed from its original state to one that is regarded as erroneous or debased
    (尤指单词或用语)出错;讹误;不标准
    ■the process of causing errors to appear in a computer program or database
    使(计算机程序或资料库)出错
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin corruptio(n-), from corrumpere 'mar, bribe, destroy' (see corrupt)
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