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unilaterally

/ˌjunəˈɫætɝəɫi/, /ˌjunəˈɫætɹəɫi/ adv

In a unilateral or one-sided way.

Word Origin Unilateral literally means 'one-sided' — from Latin unus 'one' and latus 'side'. Unilaterally is doing something on one side only. The lateral root gives us bilateral (two-sided), multilateral (many-sided), and collateral (side by side).

adv In a unilateral or one-sided way.

The government unilaterally imposed new trade tariffs without consulting its allies.

(副词) 单方面地

政府在未与盟国磋商的情况下单方面实施了新的贸易关税。

(adverbio) unilateralmente; de forma unilateral; por su cuenta [De manera unilateral o parcial.]

El gobierno impuso unilateralmente nuevos aranceles comerciales sin consultar a sus aliados.

(adverbe) unilatéralement; de manière unilatérale; sans concertation [De manière unilatérale, d'un seul côté, sans consultation des autres parties.]

Le gouvernement a **unilaterally** imposé de nouveaux tarifs douaniers sans consulter ses alliés.

(Adverb) Auf einseitige oder alleinige Weise; ohne Rücksicht auf andere Beteiligte.

Die Regierung führte neue Handelszölle **unilaterally** ein, ohne ihre Verbündeten zu konsultieren.

(副詞) 一方的な方法で。片側的に。相手や他者の同意なく単独で。

政府は、同盟国と相談せず **unilaterally**（一方的に）新しい貿易関税を課した。

(advérbio) unilateralmente; de modo unilateral; sem consultar os outros [De maneira unilateral ou parcial.]

O governo impôs unilateralmente novas tarifas comerciais sem consultar seus aliados.

Synonyms: one-sidedly alone independently solely singly alone unilaterally individually Antonyms: bilaterally mutually reciprocally jointly

Common collocations

by prep declare verb entail verb act verb would verb can verb impose verb adopt verb government subst proclaim verb agreement subst decide verb

Related words

lateral unite union unit unique unify

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