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。
來自柯林斯例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
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.