collateral

collateral
[kəˈlat(ə)r(ə)l]
noun
  1. [mass noun]something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default
    抵押品；担保品
  2. a person having the same descent as another but by a different line
    旁系亲属
adjective
  1. descended from the same stock but by a different line
    旁系的
    a collateral descendant of Robert Burns.
    罗伯特•彭斯的旁系后裔。
  2. additional but subordinate; secondary
    附属的；次要的
    the collateral meanings of a word.
    一个词的附加含义。
    ■situated side by side; parallel
    并列的；平行的
    collateral veins.
    平行血管。
派生
collaterality
noun
collaterally
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin collateralis, from col- 'together with' + lateralis (from latus, later- 'side'). Sense 1 (originally US) is from the phrase collateral security, denoting something pledged in addition to the main obligation of a contract
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