Insecure



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 不安全的, 不稳定的;信心不足的
• ［英］ adj. 不安全的, 不稳定的 ( not secure) ; 信心不足的 ( lacking confidence)
• ［记］ in ( 不) +secure ( 安全的) -> 不安全的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Medieval Latin insecurus, from Latin in- + securus secure
• Date: 1649
• 1. not confident or sure ; uncertain <feeling somewhat insecure of his reception>
• 2. not adequately guarded or sustained ; unsafe <an insecure investment>
• 3. not firmly fastened or fixed ; shaky <the hinge is loose and insecure>
• 4.
  • a. not highly stable or well-adjusted <an insecure marriage>
  • b. deficient in assurance ; beset by fear and anxiety <always felt insecure in a group of strangers>
• ? insecurely adverb
• ? insecureness noun
• ? insecurity noun

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