debtor
gb/dˈɛtɚ/ us/dˈɛtɚ/
B2
英语
~ 9000
义项
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名词
B2
relation
1
person or body owing money
A person or company that must pay money back to another person or company.
用法模式：
[a debtor] owes [an amount] to [a creditor]
常见错误：
Learners often confuse 'debtor' with 'creditor'. Remember: the debtor owes money; the creditor is the one who is owed money. Some also mix up 'debtor' with 'debt', where 'debt' is the money that is owed, not the person or company.
近义词
borrower (Often used for someone who has taken a loan, especially from a bank; 'debtor' is more general and more legal or financial.)
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owing party (Legal or business term for the side that owes money; less common in everyday use than 'debtor'.)
反义词
creditor (The party that is owed money, the opposite side of the relationship from a debtor.)
搭配
debtor and creditor
|insolvent debtor
|consumer debtor
|corporate debtor
|debtor nation
|debtor account
主题
business
|finance
|law
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The debtor failed to make his monthly mortgage payments.
- If the debtor cannot repay the loan, the bank may take legal action.
- The court ordered the debtor to disclose all of her assets to the creditor.
- The company became a debtor to several banks after the acquisition.
- As a debtor, she negotiated a new payment plan with her credit card provider.
学习者例句
- The debtor must pay the bank every month.
- If a debtor cannot pay, the creditor may go to court.
- A debtor is someone who owes money to another person.
- The company is a big debtor because it has many loans.
- The debtor talked to the bank about a new payment plan.
名词
formal
C1
relation
2
person owing a non-money favor
A person who feels they must thank or help someone because that person has done something for them.
用法模式：
[someone] is a debtor to [someone] for [something]
常见错误：
Learners may think this meaning is about money, but here 'debtor' is used for emotional or moral obligations, such as gratitude or help. Context with words like 'help', 'support', or 'gratitude' usually signals this non-financial meaning.
近义词
indebted person (Focuses on feeling grateful or morally obliged; often used in the phrase 'a person is indebted to someone'.)
反义词
benefactor (A benefactor is the one who gives help or support, while a debtor in this sense is the one who has received it and therefore feels an obligation.)
搭配
a debtor to you
|remain a debtor
|feel a debtor
|your debtor
|be forever a debtor
主题
emotions
|social
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例句
- After her support during the crisis, I shall always be your debtor.
- He felt a debtor to the mentor who had guided his career.
- We are all debtors to the volunteers who kept the project alive.
- She wrote that she remained a debtor to her parents for their patience and love.
学习者例句
- I am your debtor for all your help.
- He feels a debtor to his teacher for the good advice.
- She told her friend, "I will always be your debtor."
- We are debtors to the people who helped us in hard times.
语法
相关表达
debtor and creditor
1/dˈɛtɚ ˈænd kɹˈɛdɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
the owing and owed parties
The two sides in a money situation: the person or group that owes money and the person or group that is owed money.
例句
- The contract explains the rights of both debtor and creditor.
- In this course we will study debtor and creditor law.
- The meeting brought debtor and creditor together to agree on a new payment schedule.
debtor in possession
1/dˈɛtɚ ˈɪn pəzˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
debtor managing assets during bankruptcy
In bankruptcy law, a company that still controls and runs its business while it is under court protection from its creditors.
例句
- Under Chapter 11, the company operates as a debtor in possession.
- As a debtor in possession, it must report regularly to the bankruptcy court.
- The debtor in possession sought permission to sell several key assets.
debtor nation
1/dˈɛtɚ nˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
country that owes more than it is owed
A country that, overall, owes more money to other countries and foreign banks than they owe to it.
例句
- The report warned that the country had become a major debtor nation.
- As a debtor nation, it is highly sensitive to changes in global interest rates.
- Some debtor nations are pushing for easier terms on their foreign loans.
debtors' prison
1/dˈɛtɚz pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
literary
prison for people with unpaid debts
A prison where people were kept in the past because they could not pay their debts.
例句
- In the nineteenth century, many poor people were sent to debtors' prison.
- The novel describes the harsh life inside a Victorian debtors' prison.
- Debtors' prisons are now illegal in many parts of the world.
judgment debtor
1/d͡ʒˈʌd͡ʒmənt dˈɛtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
person owing money under a judgment
A person or company that a court has decided must pay money to another person or company.
例句
- The judgment debtor failed to pay the amount ordered by the court.
- If a judgment debtor does not pay, the creditor may ask the court to seize assets.
- The notice was sent to the judgment debtor's last known address.