Word · Frequency #7342
lateral
侧面的；旁边的
核心释义
Of, relating to, or situated at the side.
- 1.
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
- 2.
(of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
- 3.
位于或延伸到侧面的
situated at or extending to the side; ; - Tennyson
- 4.
偏离身体正中线和矢状面的
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
外侧的；偏离中线的；边音的；舌侧音的；位于或延伸到侧面的；偏离身体正中线和矢状面的；侧面的
用法In use
The company is planning a lateral move to expand into neighboring markets.
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示横向的、侧向的，修饰 move。
He suffered a lateral ankle sprain during the basketball game.
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示外侧的、侧面的，修饰 ankle sprain。
The architect added lateral windows to improve natural lighting in the room.
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示侧面的，修饰 windows。
the lateral branches of a tree
lateral lemniscus
lateral + noun
The car made a sudden lateral movement.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lateral movement
- 侧向移动；横向移动
- The dancer's lateral movement was smooth and controlled.舞者的侧向移动流畅而稳健。
- lateral force
- 侧向力
- A strong lateral force can push a car off the road.强大的侧向力能把汽车推离道路。
- lateral incisor
- 侧切牙
- The lateral incisor is next to the central incisor.侧切牙位于中切牙的旁边。
- lateral raise
- 侧平举
- He did three sets of lateral raises with dumbbells.他用哑铃做了三组侧平举。
- lateral stability
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
“later”是“后来”，联想“后来的人站到侧面”→ lateral 侧面的；记住 later 中间多了个 a，人侧身站着。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学/解剖学、运动科学/生物力学、技术性描述 作形容词表示“侧面的、外侧的”时，通常用于正式或专业语体，多出现在医学、解剖学、运动科学或技术文本中；日常口语里更常说 side 或 sideways。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
bilateral、unilateral、multilateral 与 lateral 押韵，重音音节都是 /læt/，后接 /ɚəl/；general、federal、literal 虽然都以 -eral 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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