suborn
v.唆使
难易程度:
suborn为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:suborned 过去分词:suborned 现在分词:suborning 第三人称单数:suborns 名词:subornation
suborn
/sə'bɔ:n; sə`bɔrn/
v [Tn] (fml 文) use bribery or some other means to persuade (sb) to do sth illegal, esp tell lies in a court of law 以行贿或其他方法唆使(某人)做非法的事(尤指向法庭提供伪证)
*suborn a witness 收买证人.
suborn
v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: suborner, from Latin subornare, from sub- 'secretly' + ornare 'to provide with things']
law to persuade someone to tell lies in a court of law or to do something else that is illegal, especially for money
an attempt to suborn a witness
>subornation [,sʌbɔː'neɪʃən (US) -bɔːr-/