c. 1300, "a guarantee, promise, pledge, an assurance," from Old French seurté "a promise, pledge, guarantee; assurance, confidence" (12c., Modern French s?reté), from Latin securitatem (nominative securitas) "freedom from care or danger, safety, security," from securus (see secure (adj.)). From late 14c. as "security, safety, stability; state of peace," also "certainty, certitude; confidence." Meaning "one who makes himself responsible for another" is from early 15c. Until 1966, the French national criminal police department was the S?reté nationale.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of ￡2,500.
英國(guó)布里斯托爾刑事法庭準(zhǔn)予有條件保釋?zhuān)ＷC金為2,500英鎊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety.