collateral
adj
1 side by side; parallel 并排的; 平行的; 并行的.
2 connected but less important; additional 有关的(但为次要的); 附属的; 附带的; 附加的
collateral evidence 旁证
a collateral aim 附带的目的.
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 这家族的旁支. collateral, n [U]
(also collateral security) property pledged as a guarantee for the repayment of a loan 抵押物; 担保品
The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size. 银行对这样的大笔贷款一定要有抵押物.
If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC386, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one.
如果我们买一台较小的IBM386的话,过几年可能就得换一台较大的机子。
Oh! Well, for that, you'd better find an English pen friend.
哦!那你最好为此找一个英文的笔友。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.