Collateral
[kə'læt(ə)r(ə)l] or [kə'lætərəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a security pledged for the repayment of a loan.
(adj.) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; 'cousins are collateral relatives'; 'an indirect descendant of the Stuarts' .
(adj.) situated or running side by side; 'collateral ridges of mountains' .
(adj.) accompany, concomitant; 'collateral target damage from a bombing run' .
(adj.) serving to support or corroborate; 'collateral evidence' .
吉尔伯特校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
(a.) Acting in an indirect way.
(a.) Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
(a.) Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
(a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
(n.) A collateral relative.
(n.) Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
錄入:默多克
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point.[2]. Corroboratory, confirmatory, concurrent.
克林特手打
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Indirect, related, connected, parallel
ANT:Direct, linear, essential, integral
杰西編輯
解釋/意思:
adj. side by side: running parallel or together; corresponding; descended from the same ancestor but not directly as the children of brothers.—n. a collateral relation: a contemporary: a rival.—adv. Collat′erally.
整理:温弗雷德
例句/造句/用法:
- Collateral with the development of the printing press are three important branches of the art--stereotyping, paper making, and type setting. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I had ninety pounds a year (exclusive of my house-rent and sundry collateral matters) from my aunt. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Name of any collateral or remote branch of your ladyship's family? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- So it probably will be with many whole collateral lines of descent, which will be conquered by later and improved lines. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Difficulties are multiplied when we pause for a moment to think of Edison's influence on collateral branches of business. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He had also made collateral studies of iron, steel, and copper, insulation, winding, etc. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Testamentary donations, or legacies to collaterals, are subject to the like duties. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
錄入:史黛西