bribe

賄賂

不正や規則違反をさせるために、人に差し出すお金や贈り物。

やさしい英語で： Money or a gift offered to make someone do something dishonest or against the rules.

• The official refused the bribe.
• She offered him a bribe to ignore the missing documents.
• Police found evidence that several judges had accepted bribes.

類義語： payoff

よく使う表現： accept a bribe, offer a bribe, pay a bribe

買収する、賄賂を贈る

不正や規則違反をしてもらうために、人にお金や贈り物を渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give someone money or a gift so they do something dishonest or against the rules.

• They tried to bribe the guard.
• Someone had bribed the referee to change the result.
• Would you report a colleague who bribed an official?

使い方： bribe someone to do something (They tried to bribe the guard to let them enter.); bribe someone with something (He bribed the official with expensive gifts.)

類義語： buy off

よく使う表現： bribe an official, bribe someone to

買い取る

お金や贈り物を渡して、人の協力や同意を得る。

やさしい英語で： To obtain someone’s help or agreement by giving them money or gifts.

• He hoped to bribe her silence.
• The prince bribed their loyalty with gold.
• They could not bribe his cooperation, however much they offered.

類義語： buy

よく使う表現： bribe someone’s silence, bribe someone’s compliance