Sep 7, 2010

表達破產

「破產的」一個說法是 bankrupt [ˋbæŋkrʌpt] ( 名詞是 bankruptcy [ˋbæŋkrəptsɪ] ),若要 表達某人破產,可用 someone goes bankrupt,若要 宣告某人破產,可用 declare [dɪˋklɛr] someone bankrupt,表達 使某人破產,可用 bankrupt someone ( 注意這裡的 bankrupt 當動詞用 ) make someone bankrupt,表達 申請破產,可用 file for/petition [pəˋtɪʃən] for bankruptcy。如: He is on the brink/verge/edge of bankruptcy/of going bankrupt.(他瀕臨破產邊緣。)The media mogul was declared bankrupt by the high court on Wednesday after failing to pay off debts.(那名媒體大亨未能償清債務,在週三被高等法院宣告破產。)「破產的」另一個說法是 insolvent [ɪnˋsɑlvənt] ( 名詞是 insolvency [ɪnˋsɑlvənsɪ] ),此屬正式或專門用語,比如 render someone insolvent 就是指 使某人破產: She filed a petition for insolvency during the last recession.(她在上一次經濟衰退時提出了破產申請。)此外,非正式用語或口語中表達破產 可用 go bustgo underbe/go   broke 等,如: The dude went (flat/dead/stone/stony) broke ages ago.(那傢伙老早就(徹底)破產了。)