Old English underwritan "write at the foot of; subscribe;" see under + write (v.). A loan-translation of Latin subscribere (see subscribe). Used literally at first; modern sense of "to accept the risk of insurance" (1620s) is from notion of signing a marine insurance policy. Meaning "to support by a guarantee of money" is recorded from 1890.
实用例句
1. National banks can package their own mortgages and underwrite them as securities.
国家银行能够合并自己的抵押贷款并以证券形式包销。
来自柯林斯例句
2. No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
没有哪家银行愿意承担这样的损失.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
一个由10家国际银行组成的银团将包销及出售这些债券.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The government will have to create a special agency to underwrite small business loans.
政府需要设立专门机构来为小企业贷款作担保。
来自辞典例句
5. Public institutions will survive these cutbacks because state monies will continue to underwrite operating expenses.
