a creditor of [someone/something]
常用搭配,表示某人的债权人。
The bank is a creditor of the company.
这家银行是该公司的债权人。
债权人;债主
相信者;信徒;债务人欠钱的人;存在债务关系的人;相信者;债权人;[法] 债权人
A person or organization that money is owed to.
债权人
A person to whom a debt is owed.
债务人欠钱的人;存在债务关系的人
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
相信者
One who gives credence to something; a believer.
After the bankruptcy, the creditors demanded immediate payment.
破产后,债权人要求立即付款。
用法提示:creditor 作为名词,表示“债权人”,在句中指要求付款的一方。
She had to borrow money to pay off her largest creditor.
她不得不借钱来偿还最大的债权人。
用法提示:creditor 作为名词,表示“债权人”,在句中指被欠钱的一方。
The bank is the main creditor for most homeowners.
银行是大多数房主的主要债权人。
用法提示:creditor 作为名词,表示“债权人”,在句中指提供贷款的机构。
常用搭配,表示某人的债权人。
The bank is a creditor of the company.
这家银行是该公司的债权人。
表明债务人欠债权人的债务。
He owes a large sum to his creditors.
他欠债权人一大笔钱。
表示清偿债务。
They managed to pay off all creditors.
他们设法偿还了所有债权人。
lender 侧重主动借出款项的一方;creditor 的范围更广,也包括因赊账供货等未主动放贷的债权人,因此不能完全等同。
obligee 是法律/契约正式用语,强调法律上可要求对方履行义务;日常英语中很少用,通常以 creditor 代替。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bank is the debtor in the loan agreement.
正确表达The bank is the creditor in the loan agreement.
错误:混淆了债权人(creditor)和债务人(debtor)的角色。债权人是指借钱给别人的人或机构,而债务人是指欠钱的人。银行在贷款协议中是债权人,因此应使用creditor。
grammar · medium
易错句子He needs to creditor the payment.
正确表达He needs to credit the payment.
错误:将名词creditor误用作动词。creditor是名词,表示债权人;表示‘记入贷方’或‘把钱存入’时应用动词credit。学习者在表达财务操作时容易混淆词性。
本词条 creditor 指拥有债权、有权要求对方还钱的人;其直接对立面是负有还款义务的 debtor(债务人)。
债权人(creditor)是债主,债务人(debtor)是欠债人,含义相反。
creditor 指人(债权人),而 credit 是抽象名词(信用或信贷),不是指人。
有担保的债权人
A secured creditor can seize the collateral if the borrower defaults.
有担保的债权人可以在借款人违约时没收抵押品。
无担保债权人
Unsecured creditors often receive less payment in bankruptcy proceedings.
无担保债权人在破产程序中往往得到较少的偿付。
债权人权利
The law protects the creditor rights in case of insolvency.
法律保护破产情况下的债权人权利。
债权人的索赔要求
The creditor claim was filed with the bankruptcy court.
该债权人的索赔要求已提交破产法院。
债权人保护
Creditor protection clauses are common in loan agreements.
债权人保护条款在贷款协议中很常见。
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credit (信用) + -or (者)
债权人比债务人记性好。
This is a well-known proverb attributed to Benjamin Franklin, emphasizing that creditors are more likely to remember debts owed to them than debtors are to remember their obligations.
这是本杰明·富兰克林的著名谚语,强调债权人比债务人更可能记住别人欠他们的债务。
债权人比债务人记性更好。
This proverb from James Howell's collection of proverbs (1659) expresses a similar idea: people who are owed money are more mindful of the debt than those who owe it.
这句谚语出自詹姆斯·豪厄尔1659年的谚语集,表达了类似的观点:被欠钱的人比欠钱的人更在意债务。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.