Usury
01
高利贷, 以过高利率放贷的行为
the practice of lending money at excessively high interest rates, considered unethical or illegal
例子
The lender was accused of usury after charging triple-digit interest.
贷款人在收取三位数利息后被指控为高利贷。
Medieval laws strictly prohibited usury among merchants.
中世纪法律严格禁止商人之间的高利贷。
02
高利贷, 利率过高的贷款
an excessively high or illegal interest rate applied to borrowed money
例子
The contract included a usury rate far above legal limits.
合同包含了一个远高于法律限制的高利贷利率。
She unknowingly agreed to a usury interest on her payday loan.
她在不知情的情况下同意了发薪日贷款上的高利贷利息。
