usurious

英 [juːˈʒʊəriəs]

美 [juːˈʒʊriəs]

adj.  放高利贷的; 收取高利的

经济

COCA.38286

牛津词典

adj.

• 放高利贷的；收取高利的
  lending money at very high rates of interest

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantextortionateoutrageoussteepunconscionable

双语例句

• This article research Ming Dynasty's usurious interest rate, makes a thorough inquiry about its types, the difference in different area, the construction and the evolution trend.
  本文论述了明代高利贷利率的种类、地区差别、结构及演变趋势，弥补了以往学者对此问题研究的不足。
• In several incidents I know about they have been unnecessarily short-term and unpredictable, ignoring long-term relationships and using excuses to withdraw facilities summarily or charge usurious fees.
  在我知道的一些事件中，它们表现出无谓的目光短浅和不可预测，忽略长期关系，利用各种借口迅速收回贷款，或收取高额费用。
• Impacts of usurious loan on the processes of agricultural modernization in China and India
  中印农村高利贷对农业现代化进程的影响
• Usurious capital in modern Chinas tea industry
  近代中国茶业中的高利贷金融资本
• Some questions about Ming Dynasty's usurious interest rate
  关于明代高利贷资本利率的几个问题
• On the basis of the previous study results, this paper will make an attempt to discuss objectively about the interest of loan, and holds that in the prevalence of the usurious loan, the Buddhism monastery still provided interest-free loan for the local people.
  本文在借鉴、尊重前人研究成果的基础上，客观地对敦煌寺院出贷的利息问题做了尝试性的讨论，认为在当时高利贷风行的敦煌地区，佛教寺院依然在为民众提供无息借贷。
• Seen from the viewpoint, the so-called "usurious exploitation" in fork loan does not come from the credit action itself but lies in the cruel competition in credit market.
  从这一角度出发，民间借贷关系中所谓的高利贷剥削就不是出自于借贷行为本身，而在于借贷市场的残酷竞争。
• The fact that he insisted on cutting Antonio one pound of flesh in the chest, does not proceed from his seeking counterattack or revenge for defending Jewish national dignity, but from the hatred of his rival in the usurious business.
  他执意要割安东尼奥胸前的一磅肉，不是为捍卫犹太民族尊严所作的回击、报复，而是对高利贷生意竞争对手的痛恨。
• In the Tang and Song Dynasties, promoted by the development of commodity economy, credit business appeared in the social and economic life, taking the forms like usurious loan credit, commercial credit, consumption credit and state credit.
  唐宋时期，在商品经济发展的促动下，社会经济生活中发生了诸多信用业务。主要有高利贷信用、商业信用、消费信用和国家信用等形式。
• By comparison, living in my overpriced apartment, walking to work past putrid sacks of street garbage, paying usurious taxes to local and state governments I generally abhor.
  相比之下，生活在我收费不菲的公寓，步行去工作经过散发着腐臭的袋袋街头垃圾，缴纳给地方和各州政府高利贷般的税款，我常常对这一切是深恶痛绝。