| 单词 | bilateral |
| 释义 | bilateral (once / 2825 pages) adj When something is bilateral it has two sides or it affects both sides of something. Discussions between two political parties are called bilateral because both sides get to share their views. Bilateral comes from Latin: bi means "two" and lateralis means "belonging to the side." Debates about issues can be described as bilateral — as long as people on both sides get to speak. However, bilateral can describe anything with two sides, like some of the organs in the body: the brain, heart and lungs all have two distinct sides. WORD FAMILYbilateral: bilateralism, bilaterality, bilaterally+/lateral: bilateral, laterality, lateralize, laterally, laterals, multilateral/lateralize: lateralization/multilateral: multilaterally USAGE EXAMPLESHe said the omission was part of a campaign by Mr Macri's government to "place a priority on bilateral trade" over the sovereignty claim. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But this means bilateral discussions between the Namibian government and Berlin, without Herero or Namaqua participation. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) More than half of 50,000 U.S. troops in Japan are stationed on Okinawa under the bilateral security pact. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj having two sides or parts Syn two-sided many-sided, multilateral having many parts or sides 2adj having identical parts on each side of an axis Syn bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally symmetrical, isobilateral symmetric, symmetrical having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts 3adj affecting or undertaken by two parties a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan Syn mutual, reciprocal concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return |
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