indebtedness

英 [ɪnˈdetɪdnəs]

美 [ɪnˈdetɪdnəs]

n.  受恩惠；所欠之款；债务

经济

BNC.19581 / COCA.22054

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 感激的;感恩的
  If you say that you areindebted tosomeone for something, you mean that you are very grateful to them for something.
  1. I am deeply indebted to him for his help.
     我非常感激他对我的帮助。
• ADJ-GRADED 负债的
  Indebtedcountries, organizations, or people are ones that owe money to other countries, organizations, or people.
  1. America's treasury secretary identified the most heavily indebted countries.
     美国财政部长指出了负债最多的那些国家。

英英释义

noun

• a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
  Synonym:obligation
• an obligation to pay money to another party
  Synonym:liabilityfinancial obligation

双语例句

• A sense of gratitude and indebtedness to others is and important wellspring of a generous and virtuous life.
  阿债务的感激和对他人的意识和慷慨和善良生活的重要源泉。
• At the heart of the global crisis is the explosion of indebtedness in advanced economies.
  引发本轮全球危机的是发达经济体债务问题的爆发。
• Dealing with indebtedness is crucial but the global community must also support growth.
  解决债务问题十分关键，但为增长提供支持也是全球社会必须做的事。
• Doing so would help President Barack Obama and Congress reduce indebtedness, at little cost.
  这样做会帮助美国总统巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）和国会以极小的代价削减债务。
• The interaction of high indebtedness with deflation could, they argue, create a downward spiral.
  他们指出，高负债与通缩相互作用，会造成螺旋式下降。
• On almost any measure, housing valuations and household indebtedness are still more extreme.
  几乎以所有标准衡量，英国的房地产估值与家庭负债程度都更高。
• Nietzsche acknowledges that his inquiries into indebtedness and contractual obligation have so far ignored the moralization of these concepts.
  尼采认识到，他对债务和合同，义务到目前为止的追索，是忽略了这些概念的道德化。
• The frothy levels of government indebtedness prevailing in developed countries are certainly not reassuring.
  发达国家政府普遍存在的高负债水平，当然不会让人放心。
• If we add financial sector debt, the rise in gross private indebtedness is 111 percentage points.
  如果加上金融业的债务，则私人部门总负债程度上升了111个百分点。
• One of these may be the level of indebtedness of households in the us.
  其中一项因素可能是美国家庭的负债水平。