(1)在句中看到的collateral damages應為collateral damage(不可數名詞)。
例句:
The bombs were aimed at military targets but there was some collateral damage to civilian areas.
炸彈是針對軍事目標,但也給居民區造成一些附帶破壞。
(《朗文當代高級辭典》第一版)
(2)collateral作形容詞,主要有下列意思,以配搭來表示:
collateral reading 補充讀物
collateral evidence 旁證
collateral benefits 附加津貼
a collateral relative 旁系親屬
a collateral matter 枝節問題
a collateral effect 伴隨效果
(3)collateral作名詞,意思主要指旁系親屬或擔保物 / 抵押品
例句:
She used her flat as collateral for the loan.
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