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).
实用例句
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.