debtor

名词 n.
/ˈdɛt.ə/    /ˈdɛt.ɚ/|/ˈdet.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
    — The debtor agreed to repay the loan within six months.
  2. One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
    — As a debtor, he faced constant letters from the bank.

词形变化

debtors plural debtour alternative

词源

From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.
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