backhanders
n．
1. 反手拍：一种击球方式，通常用于网球、乒乓球等运动，球员用手背朝向球的一侧击球。
2. 贿赂，回扣：非法或不道德地给予或接受的钱或利益，以换取某种特权或优势。
例句
Tax authorities received backhanders from 4% of their customers.
税务局能从4%的客户那里获得贿赂。
People in countries where backhanders are a way of life see resources squandered and become disillusioned with public institutions.
在那些回扣是一种生活方式的国家里，民众看到了财力遭到浪费，并对公共机构不再抱有幻想。
The heart of the case is the allegation that Mr Sanader received backhanders from the Austrian bank, Hypo-Alpe-Adria, which I wrote about last year.
这起案件的核心是指控萨纳德从奥地利的海珀银行收受了贿赂，关于此事我已在去年的文章中有过报道。
