arrears
英 [?'r??z]
美[?'r?rz]
- n. [會(huì)計(jì)] 拖欠；待完成的事；應(yīng)付欠款
TEM8低頻詞
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(yīng)用于經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)指滯后，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.
- 戴維斯落后了差不多兩秒，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(shù)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.
- 他們保證在隨后的5年內(nèi)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(gè)欠款案例只代表所有業(yè)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(yè)救濟(jì)金延后兩個(gè)星期支付。
來自柯林斯例句