insecure

英[,ɪnsɪ'kjʊə;,ɪnsɪ'kjɔː] 美[,ɪnsɪ'kjʊr]
  • adj. 不安全的;不稳定的;不牢靠的

词态变化


比较级: insecurer;最高级: insecurest;副词: insecurely;名词: insecurity;

中文词源


insecure 不安全的

in-,不,非,secure,安全的。

英文词源


insecure (adj.)
1640s, "unsafe," from Medieval Latin insecurus, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin securus (see secure). Psychological sense dates from 1935; insecurity in this sense dates from 1917. Related: Insecurely.

双语例句


1. People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
人们感到荷包拮据,对未来缺乏安全感。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.
大多数母亲对自己为人母的表现都不是很自信。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He's very insecure about his appearance.
他对自己的长相没有信心。

来自《权威词典》

4. The hinge is insecure.
这铰链松了.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The foundations of the house are insecure.
这房屋的地基不牢固.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》