bond
英[b?nd]
美[bɑnd]
- n. 債券；結合；約定；粘合劑
- vi. 結合，團結在一起
- vt. 使結合；以…作保
- n. (Bond)人名；(英、德、西、剛(金)、瑞典)邦德
英英釋意
- 1. an electrical force linking atoms
- 2. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- 3. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest;
- "the shifting alliances within a large family"
- "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
- 4. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial;
- "the judge set bail at $10,000"
- "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
- 5. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- 6. a connection that fastens things together
- 7. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- 8. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition