collateral
英 [kə'læt(ə)r(ə)l]
美[kə'lætərəl]
- adj. 并行的；旁系的；附属的
- n. 抵押品；[法] 担保品；旁系亲属
词态变化
复数: collaterals;
中文词源
collateral 抵押物
col-, 强调。-later, 边，词源同lateral. 即放在旁边作为抵押物品的。
英文词源
- collateral (adj.)
- late 14c., "accompanying," also "descended from the same stock," from Old French collateral (13c.), from Medieval Latin collateralis "accompanying," literally "side by side," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + lateralis "of the side," from latus "a side" (see oblate (n.)). Literal sense of "parallel, along the side of" attested in English from mid-15c. Related: Collaterally.
- collateral (n.)
- 16c., "colleague, associate," from collateral (adj.). Meaning "thing given as security" is from 1832, American English, from phrase collateral security (1720).
双语例句
- 1. Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
- 由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. To minimize collateral damage maximum precision in bombing was required.
- 为了尽量减低附带性破坏，轰炸须做到最大程度的精确。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I would rather loan a million dollars on character than on any other collateral in the world.
- 我若借出100万元,宁愿让别人用人格,而不是别的抵押品作担保.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Res judicata and collateral estoppel may also limit an agency's discretion.
- 已决事件和间接禁止翻供的事实恐怕也限制机关的自由裁量权.
来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- 5. Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.
- 很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
来自辞典例句