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单词 unity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•ni•ty /ˈyunɪti/USA pronunciation   n., 
    [pl.]-ties.
  1. the state of being one;
    oneness:[uncountable]the unity of the nation.
  2. a whole made by combining all its parts into one:[uncountable]the underlying unity of all human beings.
  3. oneness of mind or feeling;
    concord;
    agreement: [countable; usually singular]called for a unity of purpose.[uncountable]a call for unity and an end to discord.
  4. Literature[uncountable] (in literature and art) harmony among the elements of a work producing a single major effect.
See -uni-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•ni•ty  (yo̅o̅ni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. the state of being one;
    oneness.
  2. a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
  3. the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole;
    unification.
  4. absence of diversity;
    unvaried or uniform character.
  5. oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons;
    concord, harmony, or agreement.
  6. [Math.]
    • Mathematicsthe number one;
      a quantity regarded as one.
    • Mathematicsidentity (def. 9).
  7. Fine Art, Literature(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.
  8. Literatureone of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (unity of time,) as occurring within one place (unity of place,) and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (unity of action.)
  • Latin ūnitās, equivalent. to ūn(us) one + -itās -ity
  • Old French
  • Middle English unite 1250–1300
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singleness, singularity, individuality. See union. 
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concert, unison.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diversity, variety.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unity /ˈjuːnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the state or quality of being one; oneness
  2. the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
  3. something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
  4. mutual agreement; harmony or concord: the participants were no longer in unity
  5. uniformity or constancy: unity of purpose
  6. the number or numeral one
  7. a quantity assuming the value of one: the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
  8. the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
  9. any one of the three principles of dramatic structure deriving from Aristotle's Poetics by which the action of a play should be limited to a single plot (unity of action), a single location (unity of place), and the events of a single day (unity of time)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one
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