late 14c., "theft, robbery, swindling, pilfering;" see bribe (n.) + -ery. Specifically of magistrates taking money for corrupted services from mid-16c.; sense of "offering of a bribe" is from 1560s.
权威例句
1. He was jailed on charges of bribery.
他因受到行贿指控而被捕入狱。
2. She was arrested on bribery charges.
她因被控贿赂罪而遭逮捕。
3. allegations of bribery and corruption
对贿赂与贪污的指控
4. The witness in the bribery investigation refused to name names.
在贿赂案的调查中,证人不肯指名道姓.
5. FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.