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embezzle

2023-05-03 14:26 作者:拉康  | 我要投稿

Embezzle是一个动词,意思是“贪污;挪用”。Embezzle这个词源于Anglo-French的embesiler,意思是“偷走;使消失”,来自Old French的besillier,意思是“折磨;毁坏;挖空”,其来源不明。

Embezzle的近义词有:

  • Defalcate:意思是“盗用公款;挪用”。Defalcate这个词源于Latin的defalcare,意思是“削减;扣除”,由de-(去掉)和falx(镰刀)组成。

  • Misappropriate:意思是“挪用;盗用”。Misappropriate这个词源于mis-(错误)和appropriate(拨款;占用),后者来自Latin的appropriare,意思是“使成为自己的”,由ad-(向)和proprius(自己的)组成。

  • Peculate:意思是“贪污;盗用”。Peculate这个词源于Latin的peculatus,意思是“盗用公款”,来自peculari,意思是“盗用公款”,由peculium(私人财产)组成。

例句:

  • He was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from his company.

  • She defalcated the funds entrusted to her by the charity.

  • He misappropriated the donations for his personal use.

  • He was convicted of peculating the taxes he collected.


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