insolvent
/ɪnˈsɒlvənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsɑːlvənt/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)in-ˈsäl-vənt -ˈsȯl-/ (ame, mw)
insolvent — 形容詞
- insolventpositive
- more insolventcomparative
- most insolventsuperlative
1. without enough money or assets to settle what is owed when payment is due, espec
無力償債的
沒錢清償債務
without enough money or assets to settle what is owed when payment is due, especially for a business
After two quiet summers, the travel company became insolvent in October.
連續兩個夏天生意清淡後，這家旅行公司在十月變得無力償債。
pattern: become insolvent
The court stopped the insolvent builder from taking new customer payments.
法院禁止這名無力償債的營造商再收取新客戶的款項。
before noun: insolvent builder
When sales collapsed, Padma's small factory was insolvent within three months.
銷售量大跌後，Padma 的小工廠在三個月內就無力償債了。
Several insolvent airlines asked banks for extra time to repay loans.
幾家無力償債的航空公司向銀行要求更多還款時間。
Matthew sold the shop after rising rent left his business insolvent.
房租上漲讓 Matthew 的生意無力償債後，他把店賣掉了。
- bankrupt
often points to a legal status or formal process, not just the condition
- cash-strapped
weaker and often temporary, with less focus on unpaid debts
- debt-ridden
emphasizes having many debts, not necessarily failing to pay them yet
- solvent
able to pay debts when they are due
- financially stable
broadly secure and not under serious money pressure
文法句型
be insolvent
become insolvent
an insolvent company
用法筆記
Often used in business, financial, and legal contexts for a company or person that cannot meet debts. Distinguish it from bankrupt: insolvent names the financial condition, while bankrupt often refers to a formal legal status or process.
常見錯誤
insolvent — 名詞
1. a person or organization whose debts cannot be paid on time
無力償債者
無法按時還債的人或公司
a person or organization whose debts cannot be paid on time
Before the hearing, the insolvent met a lawyer from the legal aid office.
開庭前，這名無力償債者先去見了法律扶助辦公室的律師。
noun use: the insolvent
Creditors may pursue an insolvent who hides money from the court.
如果無力償債者把錢藏起來，債權人可以向法院追究。
Under the new rule, some taxes still apply to an insolvent.
依照新規定，無力償債者仍得繳某些稅款。
In the filing, each insolvent had to list debts and property.
在聲請文件中，每一名無力償債者都得列出債務和財產。
After months of letters, the judge gave the insolvent more time to pay.
收到幾個月的催告後，法官讓這名無力償債者多一些時間付款。
文法句型
an insolvent
the insolvent
each insolvent
用法筆記
This noun is formal and mostly appears in court, financial, or official writing. In everyday English, people usually say that someone or a company is insolvent rather than call them an insolvent.