Ahmed
What is the person who takes or accepts a bribe called? A bribee? I don't know if it's true or not, but I guess it is. Maybe it is like payer and payee, offeror and offeree and so forth. Thanks in advance
11 Thg 10 2014 13:11
Câu trả lời · 4
1
I never saw the word "bribee" before. If I saw it in print I'd guess the meaning correctly. If I had to describe someone who took bribes I might call that person "corrupt," though that means a person who customarily takes bribes. In a specific case, as Emily says, even if I knew the word "bribee" I wouldn't use it, I'd just use a phrase--like this example from a news story: "authorities didn't question the bribe taker." "Bribee" is the Scrabble dictionary, and it's in an Android app that's supposed to be the Merriam-Webster Third International, but it's not in my trusty American Heritage desk dictionary. So it's a "real word" but it's not a common one.
11 tháng 10 năm 2014
1
Yes, that is correct, but it is not commonly used, although you may find it in written documents such as a contract of employment. In ordinary speech we would says, 'someone who takes a bribe' - we would never say, 'a bribee'.
11 tháng 10 năm 2014
Bạn vẫn không tìm thấy được các câu trả lời cho mình?
Hãy viết xuống các câu hỏi của bạn và để cho người bản xứ giúp bạn!