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debtor

UK //ˈdetə(r)//US //ˈdetər//

词源

源自中古英语 'detour', 古法语 'detour', 拉丁语 'debitor'(欠债者),与 'debere'(欠债)相关。

noun

❶ 指欠他人钱款或负有债务的个人或组织,在法律上有义务偿还债务的一方。

“The company filed for bankruptcy, listing all its debtors.”

(该公司申请破产,列出了所有债务人名单。)

“As a debtor, he was required to make monthly payments to the bank.”

(作为债务人,他必须每月向银行还款。)

同义词:borrower, obligor, account debtor

常见短语

judgment debtor — 经法院判决确认欠款且必须履行还款义务的债务人,常见于法律执行程序。

“The bailiff seized assets from the judgment debtor to satisfy the debt.”

(法警扣押了判决债务人的资产以清偿债务。)