Word · Frequency #26877
indentures
契约；师徒契约
indentures is the plural of indenture.
核心释义
a contract that binds someone to work for another person for a set period, often as an apprentice
- 1.
一种约束某人在特定条件下为他人工作特定时间的合同(常为学徒契约)。
A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
- 2.
与借贷(通常为发行债券)、房地产交易或破产相关的合同,对一方或双方施加额外条件。
A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.
- 3.
以刻痕分开的副本文件,载明上述合同。
A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying either of the above contracts.
- 4.
凹痕；凹陷处。
An indentation; a recess.
债券契约；契据；契据；双联合同；凹口；缺口；一种约束某人在特定条件下为他人工作特定时间的合同(常为学徒契约)。；与借贷(通常为发行债券)、房地产交易或破产相关的合同,对一方或双方施加额外条件。
用法In use
The apprentice signed an indenture before starting his training.
用法提示：这里的indenture指学徒与雇主之间的正式契约。
The bond indenture specifies the interest rate and maturity date.
用法提示：indenture在此指债券发行方与持有人之间的法律协议。
Many indentures from the colonial era are preserved in archives.
用法提示：indentures是indenture的复数形式，指多份契约。
sign an indenture
indenture 在此指正式的书面契约，常用于学徒或雇佣关系。
The apprentice signed an indenture binding him to the master for seven years.
学徒签署了一份契约，约束他为师傅工作七年。
under the indenture
在金融语境中，under the indenture 表示‘依据债券契约’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- indenture of apprenticeship
- 学徒契约
- Under the indenture of apprenticeship, the youth agreed to serve the master for seven years.根据学徒契约，这个青年同意为主人服务七年。
- trust indenture
- 信托契约
- The trust indenture names a trustee to protect bondholders' interests.信托契约指定一名受托人保护债券持有人的利益。
- bond indenture
- 债券契约
- The bond indenture specifies the repayment terms and interest rate.债券契约规定了还款条件和利率。
- indenture trustee
- 契约受托人
- The indenture trustee represents the bondholders in case of default.在违约情况下，契约受托人代表债券持有人。
- indenture agreement
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 indenture 里有 dent(凹痕/齿痕): 古代契约一分为二，边缘齿痕吻合为凭。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、历史、学徒制度 该词作名词时通常指正式的学徒契约，多用于法律或历史语境，比较正式，日常对话中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 venture、adventure、denture（重读音节后的 /ntʃə/ 相同）。indent 拼写很像，但读作 /ɪnˈdɛnt/，注意末尾没有 /ʃə/。
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