Phrase
security deposits
保证金；押金
security deposits is the plural of security deposit.
a sum of money paid in advance to protect against damage, loss, or unpaid charges
- 1.
An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.
预先支付的一笔钱,作为付款人未履行合同义务的担保。
预先支付的一笔钱,作为付款人未履行合同义务的担保。；保证金存储
In use
The landlord requested a security deposit of one month's rent before we moved in.
After we moved out, the manager returned our security deposit in full.
Many landlords ask for security deposits to cover potential damages.
pay a security deposit on [sth]
介词 on 后接租赁的物品或场所。
You need to pay a security deposit on the apartment.
你需要为这间公寓支付押金。
get back one's security deposit
He got back his security deposit after moving out.
他搬出后拿回了押金。
security deposit for [sth]
for 后接租赁的服务或物品。
The security deposit for the car rental is $200.
租车的押金是200美元。
Common mistakes
I need to pay security deposit.I need to pay a security deposit.
中文中没有冠词概念，容易遗漏。但英语中'security deposit'是可数名词，通常需要不定冠词'a'或定冠词'the'。
I security deposit $1000 for the apartment.I put down a security deposit of $1000 for the apartment.
将名词'security deposit'误用作动词。正确用法是使用'put down'或'pay'等动词，后接名词短语。
Connections
Confusing words
- deposit
- 存款；押金 · security deposit 特指租赁房屋或设备时支付的保证金，用于担保履行合同；而 deposit 可泛指银行存款、定金或押金，范围更广。
- down payment
- 首付款 · security deposit 是押金，通常可退还；down payment 是购买大宗商品（如房屋）时支付的首付，不退还。
- guarantee
- 保证；担保 · security deposit 是具体的一笔钱作为担保；guarantee 可以是抽象的承诺或保证，不一定是金钱。
Word family
- security deposits
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.