2021-03-06 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด V –Venal & venial

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2021-03-06

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด V – venal & venial

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ออกเสียง venal = ‘VEEN-l’’

ออกเสียง venial = ‘VEE-nee-uhl’ or ‘VEEN-yuhl’

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

Venal = open to bribery;

= mercenart;

= corruptible:

A venal administration prone to greed and deception

Not to be confused with

Venial = pardonable;

= trifling;

= not seriously wrongAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

His outburst in class was only a venial offense.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

venal

Did You Know?

If you are given the choice between acts that are "venal" 

and those that are "venial," go for the venial.

Although the two words look and sound alike, 

they have very different meanings and histories. 

"Venal" demonstrates the adage that 

anything can be had if the price is high enough 

and the morals are low enough. 

That word originated with the Latin venum, 

which simply referred to something that was sold or for sale. 

Some of those transactions must have been rather shady, 

because by the mid-1600s, 

"venal" had gained the sense of corruption it carries today. 

"Venial" sins, on the other hand, are pardonable, 

the kind that show that everyone makes mistakes sometimes. 

That forgiving term descends from "venia," 

Latin for favor, "indulgence," or "pardon."

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

venal & venial

These words look alike and sound somewhat alike, but 

venal (VEE-nuhl) or (VEE-n-l) has a connotation of corruption. 

Venial (VEE-ni-uhl), a term of mild reproach, 

means “excusable,” “pardonable. 

It may help to keep them straight by remembering that 

venal comes from a Latin term meaning “for sale” (venalis) and 

venial from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

Associate venal with penal and venial with genial.

“This corrupt administration has entered into many venal agreement.”

“Not sending them a wedding present was my venial offense against good manners.”