unilateral
unilateral 英 [ˌju:nɪˈlætrəl] 美 [ˌjunəˈlætərəl]
adj. 单边的；单方面的
a unilateral decision 单方面的决定
a unilateral declaration of independence 单方面宣布独立
- Unilateral means "one-sided." If parents make a unilateral decision to eliminate summer vacation, it means that the students’ opinions or opposing views weren’t considered.
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- adj. 单边的；单方面的
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1. a unilateral decision
单方面的决定
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2. a unilateral declaration of independence
单方面宣布独立
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3. They were forced to take unilateral action.
他们被迫采取单方面行动。
- unilateral (adj.) 1802, from Modern Latin unilateralis, from unum, neuter of unus "one" (from PIE root *oi-no- "one, unique") + latus (genitive lateralis) "the side, flank of humans or animals, lateral surface," a word of uncertain origin. 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.
uni·lat·eral / ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl ; NAmE ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl / adjective done by one member of a group or an organization without the agreement of the other members 单方的 ◆ a unilateral decision 单方面的决定 ◆ a unilateral declaration of independence 单方面宣布独立 ◆ They were forced to take unilateral action. 他们被迫采取单方面行动。 ◆ They had campaigned vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= when one country gets rid of its nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same). 他们曾致力于单方面裁减核武器运动。 ☞compare bilateral (1 ) , multilateral (1 ) , trilateral ▶ uni·lat·eral·ly / ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəli ; NAmE ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəli / adverb uni·lat·eral / ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl ; NAmE ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl / uni·lat·eral·ly / ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəli ; NAmE ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəli /
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