security
UK/si'kjuriti/US
NGSL 1kTOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
The state of being safe and protected from danger or threat.
安全；保障。
n.
A feeling of being safe, stable, and free from worry.
安全感。
n.
Something pledged as a guarantee for a debt; (in plural) a financial asset such as a stock or bond.
抵押品，担保；（复数）有价证券。
词根拆分
词根派生secure分离，旁边
+
-ity护理，治疗
=security
secure + -ity（状态）=「安全的状态」。金融义沿用动词 secure 的逻辑：让贷款变安全的担保品就是 security，可交易的安全资产（股票、债券）则成了 securities。
常用搭配
- 1.national security国家安全
- 2.job security工作保障
- 3.security guard保安人员
- 4.sense of security安全感
例句
- 1.
Airport security checked every passenger's bag.
机场安检检查了每位乘客的行李。
- 2.
A stable job gave her a sense of security.
一份稳定的工作给了她安全感。
- 3.
He used his house as security for the loan.
他用自己的房子作为贷款的抵押。