释义 |
(kɒˈlætərəl, kə-) noun1. a. security pledged for the repayment of a loan b. (as modifier) a collateral loan 2. a person, animal, or plant descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line adjective3. situated or running side by side 4. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines 5. serving to support or corroborate 6. aside from the main issue Derived forms collaterally (colˈlaterally) adverb Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin com- together + laterālis of the side, from latus side |