sleaze

noun

/sliːz/

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[uncountable] dishonest or immoral behaviour, especially by politicians or business people（尤指政客或商人的）舞弊，欺詐，違法行爲
- allegations of sleaze關於舞弊的指控
- The candidate was seriously damaged by the sleaze factor.那位候選人的形象因醜聞而受到嚴重損害。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
[uncountable] behaviour or conditions that are unpleasant and not socially acceptable, especially because sex is involved（尤指涉及性的）污穢，肮髒，烏煙瘴氣
- the sleaze of a town that was once a naval base一度是海軍基地的小城裏那烏煙瘴氣的社會氛圍
(also sleazebag
/ˈsliːzbæɡ/

/ˈsliːzbæɡ/
, sleazeball
/ˈsliːzbɔːl/

/ˈsliːzbɔːl/
especially in North American English)
[countable] a person who is not honest or moral奸徒；卑鄙的人；下流坯

Word Origin1960s: back-formation from sleazy.