moneylender
moneylender — 名詞
- moneylendersingular
- moneylendersplural
1. a person or company that lends money to people as a business, typically charging
放款人
以高利息借錢給他人的個人或機構
a person or company that lends money to people as a business, typically charging a higher rate of interest than a bank would charge
Carlos turned to a moneylender who charged 20% interest after the bank refused him a loan.
Carlos 在被銀行拒絕貸款後，轉向收取 20% 利息的放款人借錢。
collocation: turn to a moneylender
The local moneylender gave small sums to people in the village who needed cash quickly.
當地的放款人借給村裡急需現金的人小額款項。
moneylender + gave + [amount] to [recipient]
Many families in the area rely on a moneylender when they cannot get credit from a bank.
該地區許多家庭在無法從銀行獲得貸款時，只能依靠放款人。
collocation: rely on a moneylender
The interest rate at that moneylender was so high that Yusuf could barely pay it back.
那個放款人的利率高到 Yusuf 幾乎無力償還。
A moneylender in the market offered to lend Priya the money she needed for her grocery shop.
市場裡的一個放款人願意借給 Priya 開雜貨店所需的錢。
- borrow from a moneylender
- go to a moneylender
- turn to a moneylender
- a moneylender lends
- a moneylender charges high interest
- rely on a moneylender
- lender
broader term; includes banks and credit unions, which may charge standard rates
- loan shark
strongly negative; suggests illegal lending with threats or violence
- creditor
focuses on the debt relationship (someone owed money) rather than the lending profession
- borrower
the person who takes the money rather than providing it
文法句型
moneylender + verb (lends/charges/gives)
borrow from + moneylender
go to + moneylender
用法筆記
Frequently appears in contexts describing people who lack access to mainstream banking. The term often carries a mildly negative tone because moneylenders typically charge higher interest than regulated banks.
常見錯誤
同根字
- moneylending名詞C1
- moneylending形容詞C1