corruptKK [kɚˋʌpt] /kɚˈʌpt/發音cor- 共同、一起+rupt 破裂→完全破裂展開收合cor-字首共同、一起rupt字根破裂字面：完全破裂內部徹底破裂、壞掉 → 腐敗、墮落、被賄賂而變質形容詞1貪腐的、腐敗的、貪汙的Several corrupt officials were arrested for taking bribes from developers.好幾名貪腐的官員因收受開發商賄款而被逮捕。2墮落的、道德敗壞的The novel portrays a corrupt society obsessed with money and power.這部小說描繪一個沉迷於金錢與權力的墮落社會。3損壞的、毀損的電腦The download failed because the file was corrupt.下載失敗是因為那個檔案已經損壞。4訛誤的、有錯漏的多指文本Scholars believe this passage is corrupt in the surviving manuscripts.學者認為現存手稿中的這一段文字有訛誤。動詞1腐化、使墮落He argued that absolute power corrupts even the best leaders.他認為絕對的權力連最優秀的領導者也會腐化。2賄賂、收買The company tried to corrupt local inspectors with cash gifts.這家公司試圖用現金禮品收買當地的稽查人員。3損壞、毀損電腦A sudden power cut corrupted the data on my hard drive.突然停電把我硬碟裡的資料弄壞了。4竄改、使訛誤Repeated copying had corrupted the original text over centuries.數百年來反覆抄寫使原文出現了訛誤。