mortgage
翻译
抵押贷款, 按揭
例句
They took out a 25-year mortgage to buy their house.
他们申请了25年的抵押贷款来买房子。
We have to make monthly mortgage payments.
我们必须每月支付抵押贷款。
语法模式
((noun)) 购买房产的贷款 They took out a large mortgage.
((on sth.)) （……的）抵押贷款 We have a mortgage on our flat.
近义词
同义词: loan (贷款), debt (债务), credit (信贷)
词源
源自古法语“mort gage”，意为“死的抵押品”。当债务还清或违约时，该抵押品就“死了”。
记忆技巧
记住“mort”（死亡）+“gage”（抵押）。这是一个一旦还清就“死亡”的承诺。