"usurer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 高利贷者

Definition

高利贷者是指以极高利率借钱给他人的人，常常趁人之危盈利。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用语较正式，多在书面语或新闻中；日常口语可用“放高利贷的”。语气强烈，指出对有需要者的剥削。

Examples

The usurer charged twice as much interest as the bank.

这位**高利贷者**收取了银行两倍的利息。

People feared the usurer in their village.

村里的人都害怕那个**高利贷者**。

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

当没人愿意帮助他时，他向**高利贷者**借了钱。

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

过去，如果你不想永远欠债，就得避开那个**高利贷者**。

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

大家都知道**高利贷者**不好惹，但有人别无选择。

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

要是你还不上**高利贷者**的钱，情况马上就会变糟。