bilatadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪlat/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪˌlæt/

Forms: 1800s– bilat., 1900s– bilat.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: bilateral adj.

Etymology: Shortened < bilateral adj. (originally as a graphic abbreviation).

A. adj.

Chiefly Medicine = bilateral adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > of or relating to two sides

bilateral1775

bilat1894

1894 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 185 74 Eyelids bilat., Elb. flex.

1919 Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 30 108 Organizing bilat. broncho-pneumonia.

1949 C. G. Bowers Telegram 10 June in Foreign Relations U.S. 1949 (U.S. Dept. of State) (1975) II. 594 If such bilat discussions fail of mutually acceptable arrangement, we propose submission differences.

2011 A. C. Thorne in L. A. Fleisher & M. F. Roizen Essence Anesthesia Pract. (ed. 3) ii. 359 Bilat laryngeal nerve injury calls for tracheotomy.

B. n.

North American Politics. A formal diplomatic meeting between (representatives of) two countries.

ΚΠ

1992 R. Perle Hard Line ii. x. 108 There was one for the NATO meeting itself, another for the separate bilateral meetings—bilats, as they were known—which would be sandwiched in between plenary sessions.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Oct. a31/1 Do not let China and Russia gang up on us in a trilateral meeting; stick to ‘bi-lats’ only.

2011 Vanity Fair June 142/3 Now, over mixed fruit and chocolate, the French president took the normal diplomatic flattery a step further in their ‘bilat’.

2015 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 14 Nov. c1 Don't worry about brushing up on your economic jargon, the press will care more about your bearing in bilats..than your summiteering.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bilat
释义	bilatadj.n. Brit. /ˈbʌɪlat/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌlæt/ Forms: 1800s– bilat., 1900s– bilat. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: bilateral adj. Etymology: Shortened < bilateral adj. (originally as a graphic abbreviation). A. adj. Chiefly Medicine = bilateral adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > of or relating to two sides bilateral1775 bilat1894 1894 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 185 74 Eyelids bilat., Elb. flex. 1919 Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 30 108 Organizing bilat. broncho-pneumonia. 1949 C. G. Bowers Telegram 10 June in Foreign Relations U.S. 1949 (U.S. Dept. of State) (1975) II. 594 If such bilat discussions fail of mutually acceptable arrangement, we propose submission differences. 2011 A. C. Thorne in L. A. Fleisher & M. F. Roizen Essence Anesthesia Pract. (ed. 3) ii. 359 Bilat laryngeal nerve injury calls for tracheotomy. B. n. North American Politics. A formal diplomatic meeting between (representatives of) two countries. ΚΠ 1992 R. Perle Hard Line ii. x. 108 There was one for the NATO meeting itself, another for the separate bilateral meetings—bilats, as they were known—which would be sandwiched in between plenary sessions. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Oct. a31/1 Do not let China and Russia gang up on us in a trilateral meeting; stick to ‘bi-lats’ only. 2011 Vanity Fair June 142/3 Now, over mixed fruit and chocolate, the French president took the normal diplomatic flattery a step further in their ‘bilat’. 2015 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 14 Nov. c1 Don't worry about brushing up on your economic jargon, the press will care more about your bearing in bilats..than your summiteering. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1894
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