确保

• 拼音: què bǎo
• 汉字拆解: 确 = 石 (stone) + 角 (horn/corner, phonetic), meaning certain or firm as stone; 保 = 亻(person) + 呆 (stay), meaning to protect

含义

To ensure; to make sure; to guarantee. To take steps so that something definitely happens or is achieved.

A strong, action-oriented word used when you want to guarantee a result. Very common in instructions, policy documents, and workplace communication: 确保安全 (ensure safety), 确保质量 (ensure quality). More formal than 保证, though they overlap. Often followed by a clause stating what must be guaranteed.

例句

1. 请确保所有门窗都关好了。
2. 我们要确保每个学生都能听懂。
3. 公司采取了很多措施来确保产品质量。

用法指南

语境: instructions, workplace, policy, quality control

语气: authoritative

正确说法

• 请确保按时提交报告。(Please make sure to submit the report on time.)
• 我们必须确保旅客的安全。(We must ensure the passengers' safety.)

错误说法

• 我确保我很高兴。(Don't use 确保 for your own emotional states — it's for guaranteeing outcomes. Say 我肯定我很高兴 or 我确实很高兴.)

起源与历史

确 means certain or definite; 保 means to protect or guarantee. Together they mean to make something definitively protected — to guarantee beyond doubt.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal