arrears
英 [ə'rɪəz]
美 [ə'rɪrz]
助記提示
1. from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + retro "behind" (see retro-).
中文詞源
arrears 逾期欠款來自拉丁短語ad retro, 應用於經濟學指滯後，欠款。
英文詞源
- arrears (n.)
- mid-14c., "in times past," from Old French ariere "behind, backward," from Vulgar Latin *ad retro, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + retro "behind" (see retro-). Meaning "balance due" dates from early 15c.; phrase in arrears first recorded 1610s, but in arrearages is from late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
- 戴維斯落後了差不多兩秒，獲得第三名。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Thousands of its customers are in arrears with loans and mortgage payments.
- 有數千客戶拖欠其貸款和抵押貸款還款。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years.
- 他們保證在隨後的5年內償付逾期債款。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.
- 這5萬個欠款案例隻代表所有業主中的一小部分人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Unemployment benefit is paid fortnightly in arrears.
- 失業救濟金延後兩個星期支付。
來自柯林斯例句