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单词 unilingual
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Definition of unilingual in English:

unilingual

adjectivejuːnɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)lˌjunəˈlɪŋɡwəl
  • Conducted in, concerned with, or speaking only one language.

    使用一种语言的;单语的

    the only officially unilingual province in Canada
    unilingual English language establishments with no bilingual programme
    unilingual speakers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • How many months does anyone think a unilingual francophone could survive living in Toronto without learning English?
    • He blamed the ‘arrogance’ and ‘linguistic stubbornness’ of unilingual English Canadians for breaking the country apart.
    • Since she and three unilingual Inuit elders were elected in October, the use of Inuktitut has skyrocketed in municipal documents and proceedings.
    • Such a situation would not be possible in unilingual sides like the Australian or the English or the West Indies.
    • Not only would this ensure that unilingual Inuktitut residents were adequately served by their government, it would also represent a key step towards the goal of a government rooted in Inuit culture.
    • Self-consciously and apologetically unilingual, he still tried to make a difference - put himself out there, asking questions, admitting his weaknesses, challenging sacred truths.
    • Before independence, the Indian National Congress had consistently propagated a federal structure for the free India with unilingual states and had pledged constitutional safeguards for the minorities.
    • The reissue contains an extensive translation of the liner notes (along with shots of their instruments: rocks, hammers, sheet metal, etc.), allowing the unilingual amongst us can get even more from the songs.
    • Rather it exists as a continuum, from long-established unilingual anglophones broadly similar to anglophones in Ontario through bilinguals of various kinds to francophones using English as a second language.
    • The truth is that signs can be unilingual Greek if the owners want them to be, and only in Quebec are they required to bear French at all.
    • It would also help unilingual francophones to function as unilinguals outside of Quebec, in so far as official bilingualism insures provision of government services in French.
    • Hence, to avoid a unilingual, single - tradition legal context, a better dissemination of the law from countries with civil law traditions should be promoted.
    • Overall, the book gives the impression that Quebec is a unilingual French society, whereas the daily and legal realities are much more complex.
    • I have lived through the transition from the day when most Inuit were unilingual to the present day when the younger generations are multi-lingual.
    • First, they were published in French, which greatly reduced their accessibility to unilingual English-speaking geneticists.
    • But the move towards smaller, unilingual panels has probably facilitated the spontaneous communication between writers, making the events much more stimulating for the audience.
    • Thus, twenty-five out of thirty-six of the European countries are officially unilingual.
    • With bilingualism an essential requirement of the communications job, the unilingual Reid is seen as a transitional move until another candidate is found.
    • The product of a unilingual French Canadian father and an Anglo Nova Scotian mother, O'Donoughue says that almost 40 per cent of Quebecers have Irish roots.
    • Adams said the regional government decided to push for junior officers because guidelines for the more senior conservation officers require French skills, which would prevent unilingual Inuit from getting the job.

Derivatives

  • unilingualism

  • noun
    • A good example is Switzerland, where territorial unilingualism exists under federal multilingualism.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a French Canadian, he knew the sting of unilingualism in Canada in the 1940s, 1950s and into the 1960s.
      • Thus, the values of feminism are reflected in our dialects and our dialectics; small wonder that unilingualism leads to talking at cross purposes and to misunderstandings.
      • He believes in total unilingualism in immigration, that immigrants shouldn't be allowed to work unless they speak French and that Quebec, once sovereign, should occupy Labrador.
  • unilingually

  • adverb
    • Quebec is officially French and all other provinces and territories in Canada are unilingually English.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In any event, research seems to suggest that an immersion school regardless of what is spoken at home is superior to a unilingually taught school in terms of engaging the child's learning abilities.
      • He is unilingually English, but his gifts of compromise and persuasion (according to him) will at least give his ideas some prominence.
      • The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
      • Today, the Aland Islands are an autonomous and unilingually Swedish province of Finland.

Definition of unilingual in US English:

unilingual

adjectiveˌjunəˈlɪŋɡwəlˌyo͞onəˈliNGɡwəl
  • Conducted in, concerned with, or speaking only one language.

    使用一种语言的;单语的

    the only officially unilingual province in Canada
    unilingual English language establishments with no bilingual program
    unilingual speakers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hence, to avoid a unilingual, single - tradition legal context, a better dissemination of the law from countries with civil law traditions should be promoted.
    • Rather it exists as a continuum, from long-established unilingual anglophones broadly similar to anglophones in Ontario through bilinguals of various kinds to francophones using English as a second language.
    • How many months does anyone think a unilingual francophone could survive living in Toronto without learning English?
    • With bilingualism an essential requirement of the communications job, the unilingual Reid is seen as a transitional move until another candidate is found.
    • First, they were published in French, which greatly reduced their accessibility to unilingual English-speaking geneticists.
    • It would also help unilingual francophones to function as unilinguals outside of Quebec, in so far as official bilingualism insures provision of government services in French.
    • But the move towards smaller, unilingual panels has probably facilitated the spontaneous communication between writers, making the events much more stimulating for the audience.
    • Such a situation would not be possible in unilingual sides like the Australian or the English or the West Indies.
    • I have lived through the transition from the day when most Inuit were unilingual to the present day when the younger generations are multi-lingual.
    • Overall, the book gives the impression that Quebec is a unilingual French society, whereas the daily and legal realities are much more complex.
    • Not only would this ensure that unilingual Inuktitut residents were adequately served by their government, it would also represent a key step towards the goal of a government rooted in Inuit culture.
    • Before independence, the Indian National Congress had consistently propagated a federal structure for the free India with unilingual states and had pledged constitutional safeguards for the minorities.
    • Thus, twenty-five out of thirty-six of the European countries are officially unilingual.
    • The truth is that signs can be unilingual Greek if the owners want them to be, and only in Quebec are they required to bear French at all.
    • He blamed the ‘arrogance’ and ‘linguistic stubbornness’ of unilingual English Canadians for breaking the country apart.
    • Adams said the regional government decided to push for junior officers because guidelines for the more senior conservation officers require French skills, which would prevent unilingual Inuit from getting the job.
    • Since she and three unilingual Inuit elders were elected in October, the use of Inuktitut has skyrocketed in municipal documents and proceedings.
    • The product of a unilingual French Canadian father and an Anglo Nova Scotian mother, O'Donoughue says that almost 40 per cent of Quebecers have Irish roots.
    • The reissue contains an extensive translation of the liner notes (along with shots of their instruments: rocks, hammers, sheet metal, etc.), allowing the unilingual amongst us can get even more from the songs.
    • Self-consciously and apologetically unilingual, he still tried to make a difference - put himself out there, asking questions, admitting his weaknesses, challenging sacred truths.
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