unilateral的词源

英文词源

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]

中文词源

unilateral：单边的

uni-, 一，词源同unit,lateral, 边的。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：unilateral 词源，unilateral 含义。

unilateral：单方面的，单边的 

词根词缀： -uni-单一 + -later-边,侧 + -al形容词词尾

unilateral：单边的

uni-,一，词源同 unit,lateral,边的。