trilateral
/ˌtraɪˈlætərəl/ (bre, ipa) · [traɪlˈætɚəl] /ˌtraɪˈlætərəl/ (ame, ipa) · [traɪlˈætɚəl] /(ˌ)trī-ˈla-tə-rəl How to pronounce trilateral (audio) -ˈla-trəl/ (ame, mw)
trilateral — 形容詞
- trilateralpositive
- more trilateralcomparative
- most trilateralsuperlative
1. describing talks, agreements, or other arrangements that include three countries
三方的
涉及三個國家、團體或單位
describing talks, agreements, or other arrangements that include three countries, groups, or organizations.
Japan, Korea, and Canada held trilateral talks about sharing river water.
日本、韓國和加拿大舉行了關於共享河川用水的三方會談。
collocation: trilateral talks
The city began a trilateral project with two nearby farming towns.
這座城市與附近兩個農業小鎮展開了一項三方計畫。
Our lab signed a trilateral agreement with teams in Delhi and Seoul.
我們的實驗室與 Delhi 和 Seoul 的團隊簽署了一項三方協議。
The border problem became trilateral after Nepal joined the meetings.
Nepal 加入會議後，這場邊界問題變成了三方議題。
Noor explained the trilateral plan linking parents, teachers, and students.
Noor 解釋了這項連結家長、老師與學生的三方計畫。
- tripartite
more formal and often used in legal or institutional writing
- three-way
less formal and more common in everyday speech
- bilateral
involving two parties rather than three
- unilateral
done by one side only
文法句型
trilateral + noun
be + trilateral
用法筆記
Most often used before nouns such as talks, agreement, meeting, or plan. It can appear after a verb, but predicative use is less common than the noun-modifying pattern.
常見錯誤
2. formed like a triangle, with three sides or surfaces in its shape or structure.
三角形的
形狀或結構上有三個邊面
formed like a triangle, with three sides or surfaces in its shape or structure.
The architect chose a trilateral skylight for the narrow stairwell.
建築師為狹窄的樓梯間選了一扇三角形的天窗。
attributive use: trilateral + noun
A trilateral metal plate protected the corner of the wooden box.
一塊三角形的金屬板保護著木箱的角落。
The kite had a trilateral design, with one point facing down.
這個風箏採用三角形的設計，其中一個尖角朝下。
Jisoo traced a trilateral figure on the whiteboard with chalk.
Jisoo 用粉筆在白板上描出了一個三角形的圖形。
The engineer tested a trilateral support frame under the bridge model.
工程師在橋梁模型下測試了一個三角形的支撐架。
- triangular
the usual everyday word for something with a triangle-like shape
- three-sided
more transparent and common in plain descriptions
- round
having a curved outline rather than three sides
- four-sided
having four sides instead of three
文法句型
trilateral + noun
be + trilateral
用法筆記
This sense is technical and much less common than sense 1. Writers often choose triangular instead in general English, while trilateral appears more in precise or formal descriptions.