bankruptcy
英 ['b??kr?pts?]
美 ['b??kr?ptsi]
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。
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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句