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arrears

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漢語翻譯


n. 逾期債款, 欠帳
【經】 延遲, 積欠, 尾數

英文解釋:

名詞 arrears:

  1. the state of being behind in payments
  2. an unpaid overdue debt

例句:

  1. I have to clear off arrears of work and correspondence.
    必須處理積壓的工作和信件。
  2. I have fallen into arrears with my rent.
    已經拖欠租金了。
  3. I'm in arrears with the housework.
    我的家務事還拖著呢。

詳細解釋:


ar.rears

pl.n.(複數名詞)
An unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation.
欠帳:未付的,逾期債款或未履行的職責
The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations:
拖欠:處於未能按期履行職責的狀況:
例句:
an account in arrears.
拖欠債款的帳戶

來源:
Middle English arrers
中古英文 arrers
from arrere [behind]
源自 arrere [在…後]
from Old French arere
源自 古法文 arere
from Vulgar Latin *ad retrô [backward]
源自 俗拉丁語 *ad retrô [落後的]
Latin ad [to] * see ad-
拉丁語 ad [向] *參見 ad-
Latin retrô [behind] * see re-
拉丁語 retrô [後的] *參見 re-

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