secure

英 [s?'kj??; s?'kj??] 美[s?'kj?r]

反義詞

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第三人稱單數:?secures;過去式:?secured;過去分詞:?secured;現在分詞:?securing;副詞:?securely;

secure 安全的，可靠的

se-,分開，沒有，-cur,關心，掛念，照顧，詞源同 cure,curator.即不需要掛念的，引申詞義安全的，可靠的等。

secure: secure: [16] Something that is secure is etymologically ‘carefree’. The word was borrowed from Latin sēcūrus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix sē- ‘without’ and cūra ‘care’ (source of English curate, cure, etc). The metaphorical extension from ‘free from care’ to ‘free from danger, safe’ took place in post-Augustan Latin. Sure is in effect a telescoped version of secure.
=> curate, cure, sure
secure (adj.): 1530s, "without care, dreading no evil," from Latin securus, of persons, "free from care, quiet, easy," also in a bad sense, "careless, reckless;" of things, "tranquil; free from danger, safe," from *se cura, from se "free from" (see secret (n.1)) + cura "care" (see cure (n.)).

In English, of places, "free from danger, unexposed," from 1580s. Meaning "firmly fixed" (of material things) is from 1841, on notion of "affording grounds for confidence." Of telephones, "not wiretapped," from 1961. Replaced Middle English siker, from Old English sicor, from the Latin word. Related: Securely.
secure (v.): c. 1600, "to make safe," from secure (adj.). Meaning "ensure, make certain" is from 1650s; that of "seize and hold" is from 1640s; sense of "get possession" is from 1743. Related: Secured; securing.

1. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.: 除非是直接被擊中，否則這個地下掩體是非常安全的。

2. He was indefatigable in his efforts to secure funding for new projects.: 他不知疲倦地努力為新項目尋求資金。

4. Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure.: 把你剛出生的孩子用襁褓包裹住，這樣她會有安全感。

5. New technology should provide a secure firewall against hackers.: 新技術應該能提供安全可靠的防火墻抵御黑客襲擊。