"usury" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 高利貸

Definition

以極高利率放貸的行為，通常被視為違法或不道德。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「高利貸」多用於法律、財經語境，屬正式用語。口語場合稱呼為「放高利貸的人」。‘usury’多指行為，不特指人。

Examples

Usury is illegal in many countries.

**高利貸**在許多國家是非法的。

Charging too much interest is considered usury.

收取過高利息被認為是**高利貸**。

Usury harms poor people who need quick loans.

**高利貸**傷害需要緊急貸款的窮人。

Many people lost everything because they fell victim to usury.

許多人因為成為**高利貸**的受害者而失去了一切。

Back in the day, usury was strictly punished by the law.

過去，**高利貸**會受到法律嚴厲懲罰。

Everyone knows usury is risky, but some desperate people still take those loans.

大家都知道**高利貸**很危險，但還是有絕望的人去借。