“反向贷款”常见的英文表达是 reverse mortgage。
“reverse”有“相反的;反向的”含义,“mortgage”意为“抵押贷款”,二者组合“reverse mortgage”精准地表达了这种与传统贷款方向相反、针对特定人群(通常是老年人)以房产为抵押获取资金的贷款形式。
例如:A reverse mortgage allows homeowners to convert part of the equity in their homes into cash without having to sell their homes.(反向贷款让房主无需出售房屋,就能将房屋中的部分产权转换为现金 。)