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servicing

/ˈsɜːrvɪsɪŋ/· noun/gerund

经济/全球发展C1

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Chinese meaning

偿付（债务利息）

按àn期qī偿cháng还huán贷dài款kuǎn利lì息xī

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指zhǐ偿cháng还huán外wài债zhài本běn息xī的de支zhī出chū

Example

More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by the UN’s culture and education agency, Unesco.

据联合国教科文组织的研究,2025年有113个发展中国家在偿还外债上的支出超过了教育支出。

Source: The Guardian · 10 Jul 2026

Background ✎

联lián合hé国guó教jiào科kē文wén组zǔ织zhī报bào告gào显xiǎn示shì,多duō数shù发fā展zhǎn中zhōng国guó家jiā去qù年nián偿cháng还huán外wài债zhài的de支zhī出chū超chāo过guò教jiào育yù支zhī出chū,而ér全quán球qiú教jiào育yù援yuán助zhù预yù计jì还hái将jiāng进jìn一yí步bù下xià降jiàng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 servitium(服务、劳役)

  • service(服务、维护)+ -ing(动名词)

Collocations

  • service the debt / debt servicing costs / servicing foreign debt

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