usury

[美國]/'juːʒ(ə)rɪ/
[英國]/'juʒəri/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 高利(貸),高利剝削;利益
Word Forms
複數usuries

例句

The interest of usury is unfairly high.

高利貸的利息驚人得高。

He used to practise usury frequently.

他過去經常放高利貸。

The practice of usury is illegal in many countries.

在許多國家,高利貸的做法是非法的。

He fell into a cycle of debt due to usury.

由於高利貸,他陷入了債務循環。

Usury can lead to financial ruin for many individuals.

高利貸可能導致許多個人財務破產。

Borrowers should be aware of the risks associated with usury.

借款人應該意識到與高利貸相關的風險。

The government implemented strict regulations to prevent usury.

政府實施了嚴格的法規以防止高利貸。

Usury is often seen as unethical and exploitative.

高利貸通常被視爲不道德和剝削性的。

Many people turn to usury out of desperation.

許多人出於絕望而求助於高利貸。

Usury can trap individuals in a cycle of poverty.

高利貸可以將個人困在貧困循環中。

The company was accused of engaging in usury practices.

該公司被指控參與高利貸活動。

Usury is a form of predatory lending that preys on vulnerable populations.

高利貸是一種以弱勢羣體爲對象的掠奪性放貸形式。

原聲例句

To comply with sharia prohibitions on usury, these instruments involve direct ownership of assets rather than interest-bearing debt.

爲了遵守伊斯蘭教法對高利貸的禁令,這些債券涉及資產直接所有權的交接,而不是有息債券。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

That way, they could practise their usury.

這樣他們就能放高利貸了。

來源: Pan Pan

He really believed that that was usury by Islamic law.

他確實認爲根據伊斯蘭法律,這屬於高利貸。

來源: Fresh air

That is a deduction from Jeremy Bentham's theory about usury.

這是傑里米·邊沁關於高利貸的理論的推論。

來源: Eugénie Grandet

This regulation, instead of preventing, has been found from experience to increase the evil of usury.

從經驗中發現,這種規定非但沒有預防,反而增加了高利貸的罪惡。

來源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Two)

I reckon he thinks they'd get him on the usury law if he netted more than eight percent.

我估計他認爲如果他的收入超過百分之八, 他們就會讓他受到高利貸法的制裁。

來源: The Sound and the Fury

Name Withheld From the Ethicist: Certain religious traditions do object to lending at interest, which was the original meaning of usury.

- 向倫理學家隱瞞姓名:某些宗教傳統確實反對有息貸款,這就是高利貸的原始含義。

來源: 2023-36

Under former President Trump, payday lenders could charge interest rates in excess of what states allowed and avoid state usury laws by working with a commercial bank.

在前總統特朗普領導的時期,發薪日貸款人可以通過與商業銀行合作,收取超過州允許的利率,同時規避州高利貸法律。

來源: VOA Daily Standard July 2021 Collection

Gerard Malynes stated, giving detailed reason for his assertion, that 'Plenty of money decreaseth usury in price or rate' (Lex Mercatoria and Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622).

傑拉德·馬林斯 (Gerard Malynes) 說,並給出了他斷言的詳細理由,即“大量貨幣減少了價格或利率的高利貸”(Lex Mercatoria and Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622)。

來源: Employment, Interest, and General Theory of Money (Part II)

Old Monsieur de la Bertelliere called an investment an extravagance, and thought he got better interest from the sight of his gold than from the profits of usury.

德·拉·貝特利埃老先生稱投資是一種奢侈,他認爲看到黃金比放高利貸更能賺取利息。

來源: Eugénie Grandet

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