collateralKK [kəˋlætɚəl] /kəˈlætɚəl/名詞1擔保品、抵押品金融The bank refused the loan because he had no collateral.因為他沒有擔保品，銀行拒絕了這筆貸款。2旁系親屬正式The estate was divided among his children and several collaterals.遺產由他的子女和幾位旁系親屬分配。形容詞1附帶的、附隨的限定用法The air strike caused serious collateral damage to nearby homes.那次空襲對附近的住家造成嚴重的附帶損害。2佐證的、輔助的正式The prosecutor presented collateral evidence to support the witness.檢察官提出佐證的證據來支持證人的說法。3旁系的正式He inherited the title through a collateral branch of the family.他是透過家族的旁系分支繼承這個頭銜的。