arrear
英 [ə'rɪə]
美 [ə'rɪr]
- n. 欠款，逾期债款；待完成的工作
记忆方法
为了记忆单词“arrear”，可以将其分解为“ar”和“rear”。想象“rear”作为动词，意味着在后面跟从或追赶。将其放置在“ar”前，就像在追赶一些落在后面的东西，这在字面意义上接近于“arrear”的含义，即未支付的款项或未完成的任务，因此可以联想到“arrear”表示“欠款”或“拖欠”。
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英语词源
- arrear
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arrear: see rear
- arrear
- c. 1300, "at a disadvantage;" mid-14c., "in times past;" late 14c., "in or to the rear;" see arrears. Meaning "behind in duties or payments" is from 1620s.
权威例句
- 1. The bill of the little household, which had been settled weekly , first fell into arrear.
- 他们这家的账目向来一星期一转,如今忽然付不出来.
- 2. He is six weeks in arrear with his rent.
- 他已拖欠房租6周.(他拖欠了六个星期的租金. )
- 3. The arts of medicine and surgery are somewhat in arrear in Africa.
- 医疗和外科手术在非洲稍微有些落后.
- 4. He is six week In arrear with his rent.
- 他拖欠了六个星期的租金.
- 5. The payment is six months in arrear.
- 付款以拖欠6个月了.