usance
usance — 名詞
1. a way of doing things that people in a community or trade have followed for a lo
慣例；習俗
長期沿用而被接受的做法
a way of doing things that people in a community or trade have followed for a long time and now expect
Under local usance, neighbors bring food to a grieving family after a funeral.
依當地慣例，鄰居會在喪禮後帶食物給悲傷的家庭。
under usance: according to custom
By old village usance, Omar's family shares the first rice harvest with everyone.
按照村裡的古老習俗，Omar 一家會把第一批稻米與大家分享。
by usance: following an old custom
Each spring, the fishermen of Dario's village follow a usance of painting new boats blue.
每年春天，Dario 村裡的漁夫都依循把新船漆成藍色的慣例。
a usance of + -ing: a custom of doing something
The usance of removing shoes at the door surprised Arjun on his first visit.
進門脫鞋的習俗讓 Arjun 第一次來訪時覺得意外。
the usance of + -ing: a custom of doing something
- by usance
- local usance
2. the fact of making use of something, especially goods or resources, to meet a ne
使用；運用
把物品或資源拿來使用
the fact of making use of something, especially goods or resources, to meet a need or to make products
Élise's report compared the usance of electricity in homes and in factories.
Élise 的報告比較了家庭和工廠對電力的使用。
the usance of + resource
Heavy usance of the old bridge by trucks cracked its stone surface.
卡車對舊橋的大量使用，讓石頭橋面出現了裂痕。
Village rules limit the usance of the shared well to the morning hours.
村裡的規定把共用水井的使用限制在早晨。
Careless usance of fuel in the factory raised costs for the whole town.
工廠對燃料的粗心使用，讓全鎮的成本都上升了。
- usance of
- use
the plain word for the act of using
- consumption
stresses using up goods and resources
3. the habit of lending money and demanding far more extra payment in return than i
高利貸
收取過高利息的放貸行為
the habit of lending money and demanding far more extra payment in return than is fair
The old law banned usance, so lenders could not demand double the money back.
古老的法律禁止高利貸，所以放款人不能要求對方還雙倍的錢。
ban usance: forbid unfair lending
Preachers in the town condemned usance and called every greedy moneylender a thief.
鎮上的傳教士譴責高利貸，並稱每個貪心的放貸者為小偷。
Leo's neighbor fell into debt after a lender practiced usance on a small loan.
放款人對一筆小額貸款放高利貸後，Leo 的鄰居就陷入了債務。
practice usance: lend at unfair rates
Zuri's essay describes a farmer who lost his land through usance on a loan.
Zuri 的文章描述一位農夫因貸款的高利貸而失去了土地。
- practice usance
- usury
the same meaning under another name
用法筆記
Names the lending practice itself, with the sense of charging too much; compare sense 4, which is the payment a borrower makes.
4. the extra money a borrower pays for being allowed to keep someone else's money f
利息
借款時付給貸方的費用
the extra money a borrower pays for being allowed to keep someone else's money for a time
Talia repaid the borrowed silver with a small usance added at year's end.
Talia 在年底歸還借來的白銀，並附上少許利息。
repay with usance: pay back plus interest
The bank agreed to lend Christopher the money, with usance paid every month.
銀行同意借錢給 Christopher，利息按月支付。
Yuna worked out the usance she owed after keeping the loan for six months.
Yuna 算出了她把貸款留了六個月後所欠的利息。
owe usance: owe interest on a loan
No usance was charged on the loan because the two cousins trusted each other.
這筆貸款沒有收取利息，因為兩個堂兄弟互相信任。
- usance on a loan
- interest
the ordinary word for the same payment
用法筆記
Refers to the payment charged on a loan; for the practice of charging too much, see sense 3.
5. the waiting period that trade custom allows before bills of exchange, especially
匯票期限
匯票習慣上允許的付款寬限期
the waiting period that trade custom allows before bills of exchange, especially foreign ones, have to be paid
The London bill carried a usance of sixty days, so Heloísa waited to pay.
這張倫敦匯票的期限是六十天，所以 Heloísa 等著再付款。
a usance of + number of days
At the port office, Abigail asked how many days of usance the Dutch bill allowed.
在港口辦公室，Abigail 問這張荷蘭匯票的期限有幾天。
The usance on the Madrid bill ended on March first, so the buyer paid.
馬德里匯票期限在三月一日屆滿，買家因此付了款。
Because the bill had a long usance, the buyer could sell the cloth before paying.
由於這張匯票的期限很長，買家可以在付款前先把布料賣掉。
- usance of sixty days