English Dictionary

shylock

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃaɪlɑk/

名詞

アメリカ英語 民族名 攻撃的 差別語

(US) A loan shark; a usurer. / (offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent.

日本語の意味

高利貸し、強高金貸し / （侮蔑的に）ユダヤ系の人

After his business failed, he was forced to borrow from a shylock who charged crippling interest.

事業が失敗した後、彼は高利貸しから金を借りざるを得ず、法外な利息を請求された。

意味（1）

(US) A loan shark; a usurer.

Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks.

意味（2）

(offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent.

shylocks （ plural ）