late 14c., from Old French amortiss-, present participle stem of amortir "deaden," from Vulgar Latin *admortire "to extinguish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + mortus "dead," from Latin mors "death" (see mortal (adj.)). Originally a legal term for an act of alienating lands. Meaning "extinguish a debt" (in form amortization) is attested from 1824. Related: Amortized; amortizing.
雙語例句
1. I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years.
我打算用三年時間分期償還汽車的所有費用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He wanted to amortize his fixed rental cost by stretching the operating hours.
他想用延長營業(yè)時間來分?jǐn)偣潭ǖ淖饨?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Give delay charge to ought to be in its are effective the amortize inside economic life, the amortize that our country sets period do not exceed 10 years.