unity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++u·ni·ty /ˈjuːnəti/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural unities) 1 [uncountable]UNITE when a group of people or countries agree or are joined together 团结；联合；一致 economic unity 经济统一 European unity 欧洲的一体化2 [uncountable]COMPLETE the quality of having matching parts 整体(性)；协调(性) His essays often lack unity. 他的文章往往缺乏整体感。3. HMN[countable] technical one of the three related principles that say a play should be about a single set of related events which happen in one place on one day 〔戏剧中情节、时间和地点的〕一致性；三一律
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unity• He stood and looked at them sway, feeling a unity with them as his body swayed to the same light breeze.• The need for the Bund to ensure unity in action was vital.• Coutances is notable for its unity of design, internally and externally.• The team suffers from a lack of unity.• The lack of unity within the women's movement has resulted in a severe lack of power.• It is not the suggestion of unity in difference which was established, but rather the notion of difference as hegemonic.• Moore grants that all very great goods are organic unities which have pleasure as a part.• In his speech the Prime Minister stressed the need for party unity.• Such small changes are invaluable in giving themes renewed vitality, while at the same time preserving unity.• Will not the exterior, structured unity which union attains suppress the search for authentic diversity?Origin unity (1200-1300) Old French unité, from Latin unitas, from unus “one”u·ni·ty nounChineseSyllable
agree group or or a are Corpus countries people when of
unity
u‧ni‧ty W3 /ˈjuːnəti, ˈjuːnɪti/
noun (plural unities)
economic unity
European unity
2. [uncountable] the quality of having matching parts:
His essays often lack unity.
3. [countable] technical one of the three related principles that say a play should be about a single set of related events which happen in one place on one day
u‧ni‧ty W3 /ˈjuːnəti, ˈjuːnɪti/
noun (plural unities) Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: unité, from Latin unitas, from unus 'one'
1. [uncountable] when a group of people or countries agree or are joined together:Language: Old French
Origin: unité, from Latin unitas, from unus 'one'
2. [uncountable] the quality of having matching parts:
3. [countable] technical one of the three related principles that say a play should be about a single set of related events which happen in one place on one day