DISHONESTwilling to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money 〔利用职权〕贪污[受贿]的,腐败的
our venal politicians
我们腐败的政客
—venality /viːˈnæləti/ noun [uncountableU]
His venality has discredited Parliament.
他的贪污腐化败坏了议会的名声。
Examples from the Corpus
venal• Ezra can be mistaken - more thoroughly mistaken than most people - but he has never been venal.• He was not to mention the matter of money to the press: that would be too venal.• The lawcourts are venal and can take decades to decide a case.• a venaltyrant