英語單詞

bankruptcy是什麽意思

bankruptcy

英 ['bæŋkrʌptsɪ] 美 ['bæŋkrʌptsi]
  • n. 破產

英文詞源


bankruptcy (n.)
1700, from bankrupt, "probably on the analogy of insolvency, but with -t erroneously retained in spelling, instead of being merged in the suffix ...." [OED]. Figurative use from 1761.

雙語例句


1. The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.
大屠殺使該政權的道德淪喪暴露無遺。

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2. The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
公司正在努力擺脫自身遭遇的第二次破產危機。

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3. The British East India Tea Company was overextended and faced bankruptcy.
英國東印度茶業公司攤子大、開支多,已瀕臨破產。

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4. It is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy.
這是兩個月內第二家申請破產的航空公司。

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5. The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy.
經濟衰退和醫療賬單逼得他們破產了。

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