1550s, "engagement to marry," a variant of ensurance (see ensure). Commercial sense of "security against loss or death in exchange for payment" is from 1650s. Assurance was the older term for this (late 16c.).
实用例句
1. Police investigating a £10 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday.
调查涉及1,000万英镑的汽车保险诈骗案的警察昨天逮捕了16人。
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2. She learned her insurance had been canceled by Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
她得知自己的保险已经被太平洋互助保险公司中止了。
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3. The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
国家需要有一定的防御能力，以应对不可预知的情况。
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4. Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations.
关于海险有一系列严格的规章制度对其作了规定。
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5. Skiers should be particularly choosy about the insurance policy they buy.
