usury
英 ['juːʒ(ə)rɪ]
美 ['juʒəri]
助记提示
1. Usury is etymologically 'use' of money lent, hence 'interest'.
2. Originally the practice of lending money at interest, later, at excessive rates of interest.
双语例句
- 1. The interest of usury is unfairly high.
- 高利贷的利息惊人得高.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He used to practise usury frequently.
- 他过去经常放高利贷。
来自辞典例句
- 3. And the principal means for suppressing the common liberty were -- money and usury.
- 这时, 货币和高利贷已成为压制人民自由的主要手段.
来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- 4. Usury is condemned as payment for the use of money which has no use value.
- 高利贷是受到遗责的,因为那是对使用货币的支付,而货币本身是没有使用价值的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The purpose however, was the same - tax collection, usury, local political control.
- 然而, 不管旗号是什么,目的都是为了征税 、 放高利贷和在当地进行政治控制.
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