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collateral (EN)
形容词,名词

形容词 “collateral”

基本形式 collateral (more/most)
  1. 附带的或次要的,作为其他事情的结果而发生的。
    The explosion caused collateral damage to nearby buildings.
  2. 伴随或相关但不太重要的;次要的。
    While addressing the main issue, they also considered collateral concerns.
  3. (金融) 与抵押品相关或以抵押品担保的
    The bank offered collateral loans to qualified applicants.
  4. (家谱学) 通过共同祖先相关但不在直系中
    Collateral relatives include siblings and cousins.

名词 “collateral”

单数collateral,复数collaterals或不可数
  1. 抵押品
    She used her car as collateral to get the loan.
  2. 宣传材料
    The company produced new marketing collateral for their latest product.
  3. 侧支(解剖学,血管或神经的侧枝)
    The collateral vessels provide alternate pathways for blood flow.
  4. 旁系亲属(家谱学,共同祖先的后代,但不是直系后裔的家庭成员)
    They discovered they were collaterals through their shared great-grandparents.