时间: 2025-04-26 00:28:07
美: [dɛt]
英: [det]
n. 债务;借款;罪过
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 00:28:07
词源分析:Debt源于古法语“dette”,而其根源可追溯到拉丁语“debita”,意为“应当的”,源于动词“debere”,意思是“欠”或“必须”。
历史背景:Debt一词的首次使用可以追溯到中世纪的欧洲,随着商业活动的增加,借贷关系变得普遍,在法律和经济文献中开始频繁出现。
课本:在**的英语教材中,Debt通常出现在初中和高中的经济、商务英语课程中。牛津和美国的教材则在高中阶段的经济学和社会科学课程中涉及。
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特殊场合:在法律领域,debt常用于描述法律责任或金融契约。例如:“The court ruled that the debt must be repaid within a year.”(法庭裁定该债务必须在一年内偿还。)
He was unable to pay off his debts and had to declare bankruptcy.
Many students graduate with a significant amount of student debt.
The government has introduced policies to help citizens reduce their debt.
She borrowed money from her friend to pay off her credit card debt.
Investors are worried about the rising national debt.
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[N-VAR] A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone. 债
例:Three years later, he is still paying off his debts.三年后,他仍旧在还他的债务。
[PHRASE] If you are in debt or get into debt, you owe money. If you are out of debt or get out of debt, you succeed in paying all the money that you owe. 负债; 还清债务
例:He was already deeply in debt through gambling losses.赌博输的钱让他已经负债累累。
[N-UNCOUNT] Debt is the state of owing money. 负债
例:...a monthly report on the amount of debt owed by consumers.…一份消费者欠款数额月报。
[[正式]] You use debt in expressions such as I owe you a debt or I am in your debt when you are expressing gratitude for something that someone has done for you. 人情债
例:He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt I owe him.那时他对我太好了,我永远都还不清欠他的人情债。
例:I owe a debt of thanks to Joyce Thompson, whose careful and able research was of great help.我欠乔伊斯·汤普森一份感谢之情,他谨慎杰出的研究是极大的帮助。