embezzle
Embezzle是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞,意思是“貪污;挪用”。Embezzle這個(gè)詞源于Anglo-French的embesiler,意思是“偷走;使消失”,來自O(shè)ld French的besillier,意思是“折磨;毀壞;挖空”,其來源不明。
Embezzle的近義詞有:
Defalcate:意思是“盜用公款;挪用”。Defalcate這個(gè)詞源于Latin的defalcare,意思是“削減;扣除”,由de-(去掉)和falx(鐮刀)組成。
Misappropriate:意思是“挪用;盜用”。Misappropriate這個(gè)詞源于mis-(錯(cuò)誤)和appropriate(撥款;占用),后者來自Latin的appropriare,意思是“使成為自己的”,由ad-(向)和proprius(自己的)組成。
Peculate:意思是“貪污;盜用”。Peculate這個(gè)詞源于Latin的peculatus,意思是“盜用公款”,來自peculari,意思是“盜用公款”,由peculium(私人財(cái)產(chǎn))組成。
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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