Safekeeping is the looking-after of something so it stays safe — not lost, not stolen, not broken. You put a thing in safekeeping, or leave it in someone's safekeeping: a passport at the hotel desk, jewellery in a bank box, papers with a lawyer. The word can name the action (you hand it over for safekeeping) or the state (it is in safekeeping now).

Safekeeping保管 is是 the looking-after of something照顧某樣東西，so it stays safe讓它保持安全——not lost, not stolen, not broken不會弄丟、不會被偷、也不會壞掉。You put a thing in safekeeping你可以把東西交付保管，or leave it in someone's safekeeping或是留在某人那裡保管：a passport at the hotel desk護照放在飯店櫃檯、jewellery in a bank box珠寶放在銀行的保險箱、papers with a lawyer文件交給律師。The word can name the action (you hand it over for safekeeping)這個字可以指動作（你把東西交出去保管），or the state (it is in safekeeping now)或指狀態（它現在正被保管著）。

People also use it for people, a little more formally: a child left in a neighbour's safekeeping. It is a noun. In ordinary English you do not “safekeep” a bag; you leave it in safekeeping, or give it to someone for safekeeping.

People also use it for people, a little more formally這個字也用在人身上，比較正式一點：a child left in a neighbour's safekeeping像是把小孩留給鄰居照顧保管。It is a noun這是個名詞。In ordinary English you do not "safekeep" a bag一般英文裡你不會說「safekeep」一個袋子（沒有這種動詞用法）；you leave it in safekeeping你會說把它留下來保管，or give it to someone for safekeeping或是交給某人保管。

Though actually, the heart of the word is trust as much as locks. The thing is safe because a person or a place has taken charge of it.

Though actually不過其實，the heart of the word is trust as much as locks這個字的核心是信任，跟鎖頭一樣重要。The thing is safe東西之所以安全 because a person or a place has taken charge of it是因為有人或有個地方負責看管它。

You hear it in careful, grown-up talk — hotels, banks, families — not in slang. The set phrases are in safekeeping and for safekeeping.

You hear it in careful, grown-up talk你會在謹慎、成熟的談話裡聽到這個字——hotels, banks, families飯店、銀行、家庭這些場合，not in slang不是俚語。The set phrases固定的說法是 are in safekeeping and for safekeeping「in safekeeping」和「for safekeeping」。