surety

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈʃʊɹəti/|/ˈʃʊəɹəti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Certainty. countable,uncountable
    — Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs.
    The New Arcadia
  2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security. countable,uncountable
    — [We] our happy state Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds; On other surety none.
  3. A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation. countable,uncountable
    — There remains unpaid A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which One part of Aquitaine is bound to us.
  4. One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein. countable,uncountable
    — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
  5. A substitute; a hostage. countable,uncountable
    — ...It happen’d on a solemn eventide, Soon after He that was our surety died, Two bosom friends, each pensively inclined, The scene of all those sorrows left behind, Sought their own village, busied as they went In musings worthy of the great event: They spake of Him they loved, of Him whose life, Though blameless, had incurr’d perpetual strife, Whose deeds had left, in spite of hostile arts, A deep memorial graven on their hearts...
  6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. countable,uncountable
    — She called the saints to surety, That she would never put it from her finger, Unless she gave it to yourself.

词形变化

sureties plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cosurety countersurety nonsurety of a surety suretiship surety bond suretyship unsurety
相关词
guarantor surcharge surcharged indorsement

词源

From Middle English surete, attested since the early 1300s in the sense "guarantee, promise, pledge, assurance", from Anglo-Norman seurté/Old French seurté with the same meaning (whence modern French sûreté), from Latin sēcūritās. Equivalent to sure + -ty. The senses "security, safety, stability" and "certainty" are attested since the late 1300s. "One who undertakes to pay if another does not" is from the early 1400s. Doublet of security.
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