secure

安全な、保護された

簡単に盗まれたり、無断で入られたりしないよう守られていること。

やさしい英語で： Protected so that someone cannot easily steal it or enter without permission.

• Keep your passport in a secure place.
• Is this website secure for online payments?
• The doors are locked and the building is secure.

使い方： secure against something (The safe is secure against theft.)

類義語： safe, protected

反対語： insecure, unprotected

よく使う表現： secure storage, secure website, secure payment, secure location

安定した、確かな

しっかり成り立っていて、失敗したり終わったり失われたりしにくいこと。

やさしい英語で： Firmly established and unlikely to fail, end, or be lost.

• She has a secure job.
• Their financial future now looks secure.
• The agreement puts our business on a more secure footing.

類義語： stable, certain, assured

反対語： insecure, unstable

よく使う表現： secure job, secure future, financially secure, secure position

しっかり固定された、安定した

しっかり留まっていて、動いたり落ちたりしにくいこと。

やさしい英語で： Held firmly in place, so it is unlikely to move or fall.

• The ladder feels secure.
• Make sure the bicycle is secure on the rack.
• Are the shelves still secure after the move?

類義語： firm, fastened, fixed

反対語： loose

よく使う表現： secure knot, secure fastening, firm and secure

安心した、自信のある

恐れや不安がなく、安心して自分に自信を持っていること。

やさしい英語で： Feeling safe and confident about yourself, without fear or worry.

• The child feels secure at home.
• He became more emotionally secure as he grew older.
• Do you feel secure in your relationship?

使い方： secure in something (She feels secure in her relationship.)

類義語： confident, self-assured

反対語： insecure

よく使う表現： feel secure, emotionally secure, secure in yourself

獲得する、確保する

欲しいものや必要なものを得ることに成功すること。

やさしい英語で： To succeed in getting something you want or need.

• She secured a job at the museum.
• We have secured funding for the project.
• Can the team secure another victory tonight?

類義語： get, obtain, gain

反対語： lose

よく使う表現： secure a job, secure funding, secure a contract, secure a place

固定する、しっかり留める、施錠する

動いたり開いたり逃げたりしないよう、しっかり留める、鍵をかける、押さえること。

やさしい英語で： To fasten, lock, or hold something firmly so it cannot move, open, or escape.

• Please secure the gate before leaving.
• They secured the cargo with ropes.
• The officers secured the prisoner in a locked room.

使い方： secure something to something (Secure the ladder to the wall.); secure something with something (He secured the box with a strong strap.)

類義語： fasten, lock, fix

反対語： release, unfasten

よく使う表現： secure the door, secure the load, secure something firmly

保証する、担保する

人や物を損失から守る、または支払いや結果を確実にすること。

やさしい英語で： To protect someone or something against loss, or make a payment or result certain.

• The loan is secured by property.
• This agreement secures the supplier against loss.
• They secured the debt with shares in the company.

使い方： secure something against something (The policy secures the owner against financial loss.); secure something with something (They secured the loan with their house.)

類義語： guarantee, safeguard, assure

よく使う表現： secure a debt, secure a loan, secure against loss