| 单词 | venal |
| 例句 | venal adjective •they ran the town according to their own venal system of 'law and order':corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery | dishonest, dishonorable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled | mercenary, greedy | informal crooked. ANT honorable, honest.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS venal, venial Venal and venial are sometimes confused. Venal means 'corrupt, able to be bribed, or involving bribery': •local customs officials are notoriously venal, and smuggling thrives. Venial is used to describe a sin or offense that is 'pardonable, excusable, not mortal': •in our high school, smoking cigarettes was a venial sin.These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs. |
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