usurious
UK/ju:ˈʒʊəriəs/US/ju:'zjuәriәs/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Charging or involving excessively high interest
高利贷的，利息过高的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedusury + -ous (full of) = 'characterized by usury' = lending at punishingly high interest.
Root us still carries 68 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.usurious interest高利贷利息
- 2.usurious rate过高的利率
Example Sentences
- 1.
The loan carried a usurious interest rate of fifty percent.
- 2.
Regulators cracked down on usurious lenders.