guarantee是什么意思

guarantee

英 [gær(ə)n'tiː] 美 [,ɡærən'ti]

1. 卫兵蚂蚁眯着眼睛保证蚂蚁窝的安全(或：蚁后的安全)。
2. guar- (guard) + ant + ee (eye: 眼睛)。

guarantee 担保

词源同warranty.

guarantee: guarantee: [17] Guarantee is essentially the same word as warrant, which is of Germanic origin (Germanic initial w- became g(u)- in the Romance languages). It was probably borrowed into English from the Spanish form garante (this is suggested by early spellings garanté and garante in English), and later changed to guarantee through confusion with guaranty [16] (itself originally a variant of warranty).
=> warrant
guarantee (n.): 1670s, "person that gives security," altered (perhaps via Spanish garante or confusion with legalese ending -ee), from earlier garrant "warrant that the title to a property is true" (early 15c.), from Old French garant "defender, protector; warranty; pledge; justifying evidence," from Germanic (see warrant (n.)). For form evolution, see gu-. Sense of the "pledge" itself (which is properly a guaranty) developed 18c.
guarantee (v.): 1791, "to be surety for," from guarantee (n.). Garanten in this sense is from early 15c. Related: Guaranteed; guaranteeing.

1. He argues strongly for retention of NATO as a guarantee of peace.: 他强烈要求保留北大西洋公约组织以维护和平。

2. We guarantee that you will find a community with which to socialise.: 我们保证你们会找到自己的交际圈。

3. The Editor can give no guarantee that they will fulfil their obligations.: 《编辑家》无法保证他们会履行职责.

4. He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.: 由于无力偿还1.14亿英镑的贷款担保，他被宣布破产。

5. He will sign a personal guarantee to additionally secure the loan.: 他将签订一个个人担保，以此为贷款多加一层保障。