lateral
UK/'lætәrәl/US
IELTSTOEFLGREA2
Definitions
adj.
Of, at, or moving to the side; sideways.
侧面的；侧向的；横向的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedlater (side, from Latin latus) + -al (adj.) = 'of the side,' i.e. sideways. A lateral move goes to the side rather than forward. The same image powers lateral thinking — approaching a problem from the side instead of head-on.
Root later still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lateral thinking横向思维
- 2.lateral movement侧向移动
- 3.lateral pass横传
- 4.lateral move平级调动
Example Sentences
- 1.
The quarterback made a quick lateral pass to his teammate.
- 2.
Lateral thinking helped the team solve the problem in an unexpected way.
- 3.
He accepted a lateral move to a different department at the same salary.