"usurer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 高利貸者

Definition

高利貸者指以極高利率放款，常趁他人需要時牟利的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比較正式和書面化，日常會說“放高利貸的人”。語意有強烈負面，指剝削弱勢者。

Examples

The usurer charged twice as much interest as the bank.

這名**高利貸者**要求的利息比銀行高出一倍。

People feared the usurer in their village.

村裡的人都很怕那個**高利貸者**。

He borrowed money from a usurer when no one else would help.

沒有人願意幫他時，他向**高利貸者**借了錢。

Back in the day, you had to avoid the usurer if you didn't want to end up in debt forever.

以前，如果不想終身欠債，就得避開那個**高利貸者**。

Everyone knows the usurer is bad news, but some people have no other choice.

大家都知道**高利貸者**惹不起，但有人沒有別的選擇。

If you can't pay the usurer, things can get ugly very quickly.

如果還不出**高利貸者**的錢，很快事情會變得很糟。