Word · Frequency #9333
insolvency
无力偿还债务；破产
the state of being unable to pay debts; bankruptcy
用于经济或法律语境
- 1.
The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.
无力偿债的状态；债务人无法在到期时或正常业务过程中偿还债务的状况。
- 2.
Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.
不足以清偿所有者所有债务的状况。
- 3.
The condition of having more debts than assets.
债务超过资产的状态。
无力偿债的状态；债务人无法在到期时或正常业务过程中偿还债务的状况。；不足以清偿所有者所有债务的状况。；债务超过资产的状态。；无力偿还；破产；[经] 破产
In use
The company filed for insolvency after failing to pay its debts.
Many small businesses face insolvency during an economic downturn.
Insolvency can lead to the liquidation of a company's assets.
declare insolvency
The company declared insolvency last month.
该公司上月宣布破产。
face insolvency
Small businesses often face insolvency during economic downturns.
小企业常在经济衰退期间面临无力偿债。
insolvency proceedings
法律术语
Connections
Collocations
- file for insolvency
- 申请破产
- The company was forced to file for insolvency after failing to secure additional funding.该公司在未能获得额外资金后被迫申请破产。
- corporate insolvency
- 企业破产
- Corporate insolvency rates have risen during the economic downturn.经济低迷期间企业破产率上升。
- insolvency proceedings
- 破产程序
- The court initiated insolvency proceedings against the debtor.法院对债务人启动了破产程序。
- insolvency practitioner
- 破产执业者
- An insolvency practitioner was appointed to manage the liquidation.指定了一名破产执业者来管理清算。
- technical insolvency
- 技术性破产
- The firm was in technical insolvency, unable to meet its liabilities as they fell due.该公司处于技术性破产状态，无法偿还到期债务。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（无）+ solvent（有偿还能力的）+ cy = 无力偿还，破产。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：finance、legal 通常用于正式或法律/金融文书，多指公司或个人无力偿还债务的状态。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指具体破产事件用复数insolvencies
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ency spelling ending but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with 'insolvency' (stressed /ɒ/ in 'sol'). Genuine rhymes would require matching the stressed vowel and following sounds, e.g., 'solvency'.
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