ill-gotten
adjective /ˌɪl ˈɡɒtn/
/ˌɪl ˈɡɑːtn/
(old-fashioned or humorous)- obtained dishonestly or unfairly
非法得到的;来路不正的 - ill-gotten gains (= money that was not obtained fairly)
不义之财 - His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.
他不义之财的数百万都安全地藏在瑞士的一家银行里。
Collocations DictionaryIll-gotten is used with these nouns:- gain
- ill-gotten gains (= money that was not obtained fairly)