collateral
adj
1 side by side; parallel 并排的; 平行的; 并行的.
2 connected but less important; additional 有關的(但為次要的); 附屬的; 附帶的; 附加的
collateral evidence 旁證
a collateral aim 附帶的目的.
3 descended from the same ancestor, but by a different line 同一祖先而不同支的; 旁系的
a collateral branch of the family 這家族的旁支. collateral, n [U]
(also collateral security) property pledged as a guarantee for the repayment of a loan 抵押物; 擔保品
The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size. 銀行對這樣的大筆貸款一定要有抵押物.