单词 | lateral |
释义 | lateral adj. & n. --adj   1. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides.   2. descended from a brother or sister of a person in direct line. --n a side part etc., esp. a lateral shoot or branch. Phrases and idioms lateral line Zool. a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs acting as vibration receptors. lateral thinking a method of solving problems indirectly or by apparently illogical methods. Derivatives laterally adv. Etymology: L lateralis f. latus lateris side |
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