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.
雙語例句
1. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of ￡2,500.
英國布里斯托爾刑事法庭準予有條件保釋，保證金為2,500英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety.
該保險公司將接受倉庫庫存貨物或長期國庫券作為擔保。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There is no surety he ever reached the river.
不能確定他是否到過河邊.
來自辭典例句
4. He gave me a watch as surety.
他給我一塊表作為擔保.
來自辭典例句
5. The surety waives in writing the right provided in the preceding paragraph.