词汇 "hush money" 在中文的含义

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hush money

US /ˈhʌʃ ˌmʌn.i/
UK /ˈhʌʃ ˌmʌn.i/
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名词

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封口费

money paid to someone to prevent them from revealing embarrassing or damaging information

示例:
The politician was accused of paying hush money to cover up the scandal.
这位政客被指控支付封口费以掩盖丑闻。
Paying hush money is illegal and unethical.
支付封口费是非法且不道德的。
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