| 单词 | security |
| 释义 | security /si kyoor"i tee/, n. , pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security. 5. precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: The senator claimed security was lax and potential enemies know our plans. 6. a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder. 7. protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security. 8. an assurance; guarantee. 9. Law. a. something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc. b. one who becomes surety for another. 10. an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock. 11. Usually, securities. stocks and bonds. 12. Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness. adj. 13. of, pertaining to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures. [1400-50; late ME securytye, securite(e) < L securitas. See SECURE, -ITY] Syn. 2. assurance, certainty, positiveness. 3. safeguard, safety. |
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