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bilateral

/baɪˈlætəɹəl/· adjective

外交/政策B2

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Chinese meaning

双边的

双shuāng边biān的de

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英yīng国guó对duì非fēi洲zhōu国guó家jiā的de双shuāng边biān援yuán助zhù

Example

Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show.

英国外交部数据显示，工党政府削减对外援助，使英国对部分非洲国家的双边援助最多削减达90%。

Source: The Guardian · 16 Jul 2026

Background ✎

英yīng国guó工gōng党dǎng政zhèng府fǔ大dà幅fú削xuē减jiǎn对duì非fēi洲zhōu国guó家jiā的de双shuāng边biān援yuán助zhù，遭zāo批pī评píng损sǔn害hài英yīng国guó的de国guó际jì形xíng象xiàng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 bi-(双)+ latus(侧,边)

  • bi-(二,双)+ lateral(侧边的,源自拉丁 latus 侧)

Collocations

  • bilateral support / bilateral talks / bilateral agreement

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