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.
双语例句
1. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
除非是直接被击中，否则这个地下掩体是非常安全的。
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2. He was indefatigable in his efforts to secure funding for new projects.
他不知疲倦地努力为新项目寻求资金。
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3. I couldn't remember ever having felt so safe and secure.
我从未有过如此安全的感觉。
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4. Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure.
把你刚出生的孩子用襁褓包裹住，这样她会有安全感。
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5. New technology should provide a secure firewall against hackers.