adjective / noun 无力偿还债务的;破产的。指个人或企业的负债超过其资产,无法清偿到期债务。作名词时指"破产者"。
/ɪnˈsɒl.vənt/ (British) /ɪnˈsɑːl.vənt/ (American)
The company became insolvent after losing its biggest client.
这家公司在失去最大客户后资不抵债了。
When the court declared the firm insolvent, its remaining assets were distributed among creditors according to the priority established by law.
当法院宣布该公司破产时,其剩余资产按照法律规定的优先顺序分配给了各债权人。
该词源于拉丁语 insolvens,由否定前缀 **in-**(不、无)与 solvens(偿付的,来自动词 solvere,意为"松开、解开、支付")组合而成。字面意思即"无法偿付的"。该词于17世纪进入英语,最初主要用于法律和商业语境,至今仍保留着强烈的法律色彩。