unity
unity
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
- the state of being united or joined as a whole, especially in a political context
（尤指政治上）团结；联合；统一
European unity.
欧洲统一。
economic unity.
经济统一。
■harmony or agreement between people or groups
（人与人）和谐；协调；一致
their leaders called for unity between opposing factions.
领导人呼吁各反对派之间协调一致。
■the state of forming a complete and pleasing whole, especially in an artistic context
（尤指艺术作品）总体布局，统一性
the repeated phrase gives the piece unity and cohesion.
重复出现的乐句为乐曲增添了总体效果和连贯性。
■[count noun]a thing forming a complex whole
统一体；完整的东西
they speak of the three parts as a unity.
他们将三个部分视作一个整体。
■[count noun]each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day (unity of time), use of one scene throughout (unity of place), and concentration on the development of a single plot (unity of action)
三一律（指戏剧在时间、地点和情节三点上的统一性） - (Mathematics)the number one
(数)一
- Middle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus 'one'
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