• adj. 單邊的；[植] 單側(cè)的；單方面的；單邊音；（父母）單系的

uni-, 一，詞源同unit,lateral, 邊的。

unilateral (adj.)

1802, from Modern Latin unilateralis, from unum, neuter of unus "one" (see one) + latus (genitive lateralis) "side" (see oblate (n.)). Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) may have been the first to use it in the legal sense of "made or entered into by one party." Related: Unilaterally. Unilateral disarmament is recorded from 1929.

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. [William Ralph Inge, "Outspoken Essays," 1919]

1. Unpopular policies such as unilateral disarmament were ditched.

諸如單邊裁軍之類不得人心的政策已被廢除了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a unilateral declaration of independence

單方面宣布獨(dú)立

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Let's put it to the question. How many people here are in favour of unilateral disarmament ？

讓我們暢所欲言, 這兒有多少人贊成單方面裁軍?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The Chinese Government never regards aid to other countries as a kind of unilateral alms but as sth. mutual.

中國政府從來不把對外援助看作是單方面的恩賜,而認(rèn)為援助是相互的.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. In the first two cases the reaction is unilateral.

在前兩個例證中,這種反應(yīng)是單邊的.

來自辭典例句