insolvent(形容词):无力偿债的;资不抵债的,指个人或机构无法按期偿还债务。也可作名词,指“破产者/无力偿债者”(较少见)。
/ɪnˈsɑːlvənt/
The company became insolvent after months of declining sales.
由于销售连续数月下滑,这家公司最终资不抵债。
When the borrower was declared insolvent, the bank had to renegotiate the terms and seek partial repayment through legal procedures.
借款人被宣布无力偿债后,银行不得不重新协商条款,并通过法律程序寻求部分偿还。
insolvent 来自拉丁语词根 solv-(与 solve 同源,原义有“解开、释放、偿付”之意),in- 表示否定,因此整体含义是“不能偿付的”。该词在法律与商业语境中尤其常见,用于描述财务无法覆盖债务的状态。