insecure

insecure
adjective
  1. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious
    (人)没有信心的,不自信的;心神不定的
    a top model who is notoriously insecure about her looks.
    众所共知对自己的长相没有信心的顶级模特。
    a rather gauche, insecure young man.
    相当笨拙而不自信的年轻人。
  2. (of a thing) not firm or fixed; unsafe
    (东西)不牢固的;不固定的;不安全的
    ■(of a job or position) from which removal or expulsion is always possible
    (工作,职位)不稳定的
    ■not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break
    不牢固的;易坍塌的
    an insecure footbridge.
    一座不牢固的人行桥。
    ■able to be broken into or illicitly accessed
    可被闯入的;可窃入的
    an insecure computer system.
    有漏洞的计算机系统。
派生
insecurely
adverb
insecurity
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin insecurus 'unsafe', from in- 'not' + Latin securus 'free from care', or from in- 'not' + secure
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