Word · Frequency #15984
unilaterally
单方面地；单边地
in a unilateral manner; by one party or side alone
- 1.
In a unilateral or one-sided way.
以单方面或片面的方式
以单方面或片面的方式；单侧地
In use
The company decided unilaterally to cut salaries, without consulting employees.
She cannot unilaterally change the contract; both parties must agree.
The government acted unilaterally, ignoring its allies' concerns.
unilaterally + verb
unilaterally 放在实义动词前，说明动作由一个主体单独作出。
The government unilaterally decided to withdraw the troops.
政府单方面决定撤军。
be + unilaterally + past participle
被动结构中 unilaterally 修饰过去分词，强调动作未经协商。
The new policy was unilaterally imposed by the board.
这项新政策是董事会单方面强加的。
verb + unilaterally
也可放在动词或宾语之后；若接宾语，通常不紧跟宾语而置于句末状语位置。
He acted unilaterally without consulting the team.
他没有征求团队意见，单方面采取了行动。
Common mistakes
The company decided unilateral to end the contract.The company decided unilaterally to end the contract.
unilaterally 是副词，修饰动词 decided 作状语；不能用形容词 unilateral 修饰动作，必须改用副词。
They signed a unilaterally agreement.They signed a unilateral agreement.
unilaterally 是副词，不能放在名词 agreement 前作定语；修饰名词要用形容词 unilateral。
The two countries unilaterally agreed to reduce tariffs.The two countries bilaterally agreed to reduce tariffs.
unilaterally 表示“单方面地”，指仅由一方采取行动；主语是 two countries，是双方共同行为，应改用 bilaterally 表示“双方地”，否则语义矛盾。
Connections
Collocations
- act unilaterally
- 单方面采取行动
- The country acted unilaterally to close its borders.该国单方面采取行动关闭了边境。
- decide unilaterally
- 单方面决定
- No manager may decide unilaterally to change the policy.任何经理都不得单方面决定改变这一政策。
- withdraw unilaterally
- 单方面撤出
- The troops were withdrawn unilaterally from the disputed region.部队单方面撤出了争议地区。
- declare unilaterally
- 单方面宣布
- The province declared unilaterally that it would no longer follow federal law.该省单方面宣布不再遵守联邦法律。
- impose unilaterally
- 单方面实施
- The new rules were imposed unilaterally by the board.这些新规则由董事会单方面实施。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
uni 是“一”，lateral 是“边”，拆成“一边”，记作一件事由一方单方面决定。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：外交声明、法律文件、商务谈判 unilaterally 多用于正式语体，常见于政治、法律或商务语境，表示“单方面地”；日常口语中较少使用，通常可改用 alone 或 on one's own。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unilaterally 重音部分 /lætərəli/ 押韵：laterally、bilaterally、multilaterally。注意拼写相似的 literally 和 generally 看似同尾，但重音元音不同（/ɪ/、/ɛ/），不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.