Insolvent describes that same money trouble, as a describing word — an insolvent company, an insolvent person — and it can also name them: an insolvent is someone (or a firm) that cannot pay what they owe.

Insolvent describes that same money trouble, as a describing wordinsolvent是形容詞，形容同樣的財務困境— an insolvent company, an insolvent person一間insolvent的公司、一個insolvent的人 —and it can also name them它也可以當名詞用：an insolvent is someone (or a firm) that cannot pay what they owean insolvent指的是還不出錢的人（或公司）。

Solvent, without the in-, is the opposite: you can pay. Though actually, solvent has another, much more everyday meaning: a liquid that makes other things dissolve, like paint thinner. Students often land on the chemistry one first.

Solvent, without the in-去掉in-的solvent，is the opposite是相反的意思：you can pay你付得出錢。Though actually不過其實，solvent has another, much more everyday meaningsolvent還有另一個更常見的意思：a liquid that makes other things dissolve一種能讓其他東西溶解的液體，like paint thinner像是油漆稀釋劑。Students often land on the chemistry one first學生常常先想到化學那個意思。

In the money sense, insolvent is serious and formal. Newspapers and lawyers use it.

In the money sense在財務這個意思上，insolvent is serious and formalinsolvent是嚴肅又正式的字。Newspapers and lawyers use it報紙和律師會用這個字。

Friends might say broke, but broke is looser and smaller: an empty wallet this week.

Friends might say broke朋友之間可能會說broke，but broke is looser and smaller但broke比較籠統、程度也比較輕：an empty wallet this week就是這禮拜錢包空了。

Insolvent is about debts you cannot meet. It is not about puzzles (that is insolvable) and not about sleep.

Insolvent is about debts you cannot meetinsolvent講的是還不出的債務。It is not about puzzles (that is insolvable)它跟謎題無關（那個字是insolvable）and not about sleep也跟睡眠無關。