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- having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts有偿付能力的：
interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies.
利率上调对有正常偿付能力的公司有非常严重的影响。
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- attrib. able to dissolve other substances有溶解力的：
osmotic, chemical, or solvent action.
渗透、化学或溶解作用。
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- the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution溶剂。
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- a liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances（多指除水以外的）溶剂。
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- figurative something that acts to weaken or dispel a particular attitude of situation〈喻〉（对处境的某种态度）起削弱（或瓦解）作用的事物：
an unrivalled solvent of social prejudices.
对消除社会偏见具有无可匹敌的力量的事物。
派生词
solvency
noun （用于形容词义项1）词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- 'loosening， unfastening， paying'， from the verb solvere.