arrears

n. 逾期债款, 欠帐
【经】 延迟, 积欠, 尾数

ar.rears

pl.n.（复数名词）
An unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation.
欠帐：未付的，逾期债款或未履行的职责
The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations:
拖欠：处于未能按期履行职责的状况：
例句：
an account in arrears.
拖欠债款的帐户


来源：
Middle English arrers
中古英语 arrers
from arrere [behind]
源自 arrere [在…后]
from Old French arere
源自 古法语 arere
from Vulgar Latin *ad retrô [backward]
源自 俗拉丁语 *ad retrô [落后的]
Latin ad [to] * see ad-
拉丁语 ad [向] *参见 ad-
Latin retrô [behind] * see re-
拉丁语 retrô [后的] *参见 re-