bank, 凳子。詞根rupt, 破，見(jiàn)corrupt. 來(lái)自14世紀(jì)時(shí)威尼斯貨幣商人如破產(chǎn)則砸碎凳子。
英文詞源
bankrupt (adj.)
1560s, from Italian banca rotta, literally "a broken bench," from banca "moneylender's shop," literally "bench" (see bank (n.1)) + rotta "broken, defeated, interrupted" from (and remodeled on) Latin rupta, fem. past participle of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)). "[S]o called from the habit of breaking the bench of bankrupts" [Klein]. Earlier in English as a noun, "bankrupt person" (1530s).
bankrupt (v.)
1550s, from bankrupt (adj.). Related: Bankrupted; bankrupting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
我們是否會(huì)破產(chǎn)還很難說(shuō)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a ￡114m loan guarantee.
由于無(wú)力償還1.14億英鎊的貸款擔(dān)保，他被宣布破產(chǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The company was adjudged bankrupt.
該公司被宣判破產(chǎn)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. They went bankrupt in 1993.
他們于1993年破產(chǎn)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. He seemed to be bankrupt of hope and confidence.