venal

• adj.堕落した; 金で買った; 賄賂をもらった; 横領された; 法律で横領された
• n. (Venal) 人名; (Eng.) Venal

ラテン語のvenum「売る」から。語源的にはvendorと同じで、利益のために売る、名誉のために友人を売るなどの派生語がある。

venal (adj.)

1650s, "capable of being obtained for a price; that can be corrupted;" 1660s, "offered for sale," from French vénal, Old French venel "for sale" (of prostitutes, etc.; 12c.), from Latin venalis "for sale, to be sold; capable of being bribed," from venum (nominative *venus) "for sale," from PIE root *wes- (1) "to buy, sell" (cognates: Sanskrit vasnah "purchase money," vasnam "reward," vasnayati "he bargains, haggles;" Greek onos "price paid, purchase," oneisthai "to buy"). Typically with a bad sense of "ready to sell one's services or influence for money and from sordid motives; to be bought basely or meanly."

1. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal .

イアン?トリマー汚職収賄、完全な汚職官僚。

2. Venal judges are a disgrace to a country.

汚職腐敗の裁判官は国の恥である。

3.A venal moving-van company had revealed her address.

利益主義の運搬車会社が彼女の住所を漏らした。

4.Ellis was a venal ，sly man.

エリスは金銭に執着し、狡猾な人だ。

5.As that monstrosity of venal lust is no longer possible，it is no longer needed.

金で淫欲を買う醜いことはこれ以上存在しない以上、必要はない。