Risk-free

[rɪsk friː]

adj. 无风险的;零风险的

Risk-free是一个复合形容词,由连字符将名词Risk(风险)和形容词free(自由的;不受约束的)组合而成,意为“无风险的”。

商务英语里,包含risk-free的常见短语有risk-free interest rate无风险利率、risk-free debt 无风险债务、risk-free option 无风险选择、risk-free bond 无风险债券、risk-free asset无风险资产、effectively risk-free investment无实际风险投资、risk-free return无风险回报,无风险报酬、risk-free return rate无风险报酬率,无风险收益率。

我们来看2个例句:

There really is no such thing as a totally risk-free industry.

完全没风险的行业实际上是不存在的。

Treasury bonds are not risk-free at all.

国库券并不是完全无风险的。