sub-prime
adjective🔊/ˌsʌb ˈpraɪm/
🔊/ˌsʌb ˈpraɪm/
(British English) (North American English subprime)
(connected with the practice of lending money to somebody who is likely to have difficulty paying it back 次级的，次贷的（指贷款给信用差、可能无力还款的人） a sub-prime loan/mortgage 次级贷款／按揭 subprime lenders/borrowers 次级放款人／借款人 The collapse of the US subprime mortgage market has been blamed for the credit crunch. 信贷紧缩归咎于美国次贷市场的崩溃。 Bad credit home loans have higher interest rates. This is to be expected as sub-prime lenders carry a higher degree of risk. 不良信用房屋贷款的利率较高。这是可以预期的，因为次级贷方的风险更高。