​词汇 (209): corrupt

词汇 (209): corrupt

corrupt [kəˈrʌpt]

adj. 腐败的；堕落的

v. 腐蚀；使堕落

一、对话体验：

Alice: I heard some officials were involved in a corrupt scheme.

Alice: 我听说一些官员卷入了一场腐败的阴谋。

Bob: Yeah, corruption is such a serious issue. It affects everyone.

Bob: 是啊，腐败问题真的很严重。它影响到每一个人。

Alice: It’s sad to see how easily power can corrupt people.

Alice: 真令人伤心，看到人们那么容易被权力腐蚀。

Bob: True. We need more transparency to fight it.

Bob: 没错。我们需要更多的透明度来对抗腐败。

二、单词释义

单词拆分：cor + rupt

cor：可以联想到“共同”（from Latin "com-" meaning "together"），表示腐败通常影响到多人，甚至整个系统。

rupt：源自“破裂”（from Latin "rumpere," meaning "to break"），表示某物被破坏或被侵蚀。

cor + rupt：拆分成“共同（cor）+ 破裂（rupt）”，可以联想到一个原本健康的系统被多方力量破坏，导致了腐败或堕落。

三、短语与例句

corrupt government 腐败的政府

corrupt practice 腐败行为

morally corrupt 道德堕落

例句：

The scandal revealed how corrupt the system had become.

这场丑闻揭露了系统是多么腐败。

The politician was arrested for his corrupt practices.

这位政客因其腐败行为被捕。

四、情景记忆

Bob once trusted his company’s management, but after a few months, he started noticing corrupt practices. Deals were being made under the table, and his boss was getting richer while employees suffered. Bob decided it was time to speak up, but he knew it wouldn’t be easy.

Bob曾经信任公司的管理层，但几个月后他开始注意到腐败行为。暗箱操作不断发生，他的老板变得越来越富有，而员工却在受苦。Bob决定站出来揭露，但他知道这并不容易。