(金融/法律)用……作抵押;使(债务、贷款、证券等)有抵押担保。
常见搭配:collateralize a loan/debt(为贷款/债务提供抵押)、collateralized by(由……作抵押)。
/ˈkɑːləˌtɚəˌlaɪz/
The bank required him to collateralize the loan with his car.
银行要求他用汽车为这笔贷款提供抵押。
To reduce risk, the firm collateralized its short-term borrowing with high-quality government bonds, which reassured lenders during market volatility.
为降低风险,该公司用高质量国债为其短期借款提供抵押,从而在市场波动期间让放贷方更安心。
collateralize 来自 collateral(抵押品;担保物;附带的),其词根可追溯到拉丁语 collateralis(“并列的、在旁边的”),由 **col-**(一起)+ lateralis(侧面的)构成。加上动词后缀 -ize,表示“使成为/使具有……性质”,因此 collateralize 就是“使之成为抵押担保(的)”。