
好词典

源自拉丁语 'creditor'(借贷者),由 'credere'(相信、信任)派生,反映借贷关系中的信任基础。
❶ 债权人,指向他人提供贷款或赊账的个人或机构,有权要求对方偿还债务。常见于金融、法律等正式场合。
“The bank is the main creditor of this company.”
(银行是这家公司的主要债权人。)
“Creditors may take legal action if the debt is not repaid.”
(如果债务未偿还,债权人可能会采取法律行动。)
secured creditor — 有担保债权人,指持有抵押品或担保物的债权人,在债务人违约时可优先受偿。
“The bank became a secured creditor by holding the property as collateral.”
(银行通过持有房产作为抵押品成为有担保债权人。)
creditor's meeting — 债权人会议,在破产程序中由债权人参与讨论债务偿还方案的正式会议。
“The repayment plan was approved at the creditor's meeting yesterday.”
(偿还计划在昨天的债权人会议上获得通过。)