usurious + noun
The company was fined for charging usurious interest rates.
该公司因收取高利贷利率而被罚款。
高利贷的;收取高利的;过高的
远超合理或适度界限的;高利贷的;[经] 取高利的
charging or demanding extremely high interest; going far beyond what is reasonable or moderate.
高利贷的
Of or pertaining to usury.
远超合理或适度界限的
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
过高的
Exorbitant.
The consumer group warned that the new car loan carried usurious interest rates.
消费者组织警告说,这笔新车贷款附带高利贷利率。
用法提示:usurious为形容词,作定语修饰interest rates,表示“高利贷的、过高的”。
AI contextual example
He called the lender's repayment plan usurious and refused to sign.
他称放贷人的还款计划是高利贷性质,并拒绝签字。
用法提示:usurious为形容词,作宾语补足语放在called之后,说明该计划具有高利贷性质。
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At those rates, the monthly interest on the borrowed amount is usurious.
按那种利率,这笔借款的月利息属于高利贷。
用法提示:usurious为形容词,作表语跟在is之后,表示利息高得不合理。
AI contextual example
The company was fined for charging usurious interest rates.
该公司因收取高利贷利率而被罚款。
Many of the loan agreements were deemed usurious by the court.
许多贷款协议被法院认定为高利贷性质。
Usurious rates are prohibited under state law.
州法律禁止高利贷利率。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bank charged usurious.
正确表达The bank charged usurious interest.
Usurious是形容词,不能单独作宾语,后面需要跟名词,如interest(利息)等。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a usurious person.
正确表达He is a usurer.
Usurious修饰物(如利率),不修饰人;表示放高利贷的人应用名词usurer。
usurious是形容词,表示收取高利的;usury是名词,指高利贷行为或利率。
usurious描述事物,usurer指人。
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