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Guarantee 无 Early Sense `Gærən'ti V.保证,担保 N 1670s

单词 guarantee
音标 [`gærən'ti:]
解释 v.保证,担保
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字源 guarantee (n.)
1670s, alterted (perhaps via Spanish garante), from earlier garrant "warrant that the title to a property is true," early 15c., from Old French garant "defender, protector," from Germanic (see warrant (n.)). For form evolution, see gu-. Originally "person giving something as security;" sense of the "pledge" itself (which is properly a guaranty) developed 17c.
guarantee (v.)
1791, from guarantee (n.). Garanten in this sense is from early 15c. Related: Guaranteed; guaranteeing.
不择手段背单词 adj. 担保(承担债务, 违约或计划失败的责任); 承诺, 保证(为某人去做某事)
【例】My watch is guaranteed for one year 我的表保修一年.
【反】vouch(vt 担保)
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