unity

noun

/ˈjuːnəti/

(plural unities)

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[uncountable, singular] the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit
- European unity
- a plea for unity within the party
- unity of purpose
opposite disunity
Extra Examples
- He restored peace and unity in the country after years of civil war.
- She brought unity to her people.
- The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers.
- The organization promotes racial tolerance and unity in diversity.
- The party is calling for greater political and economic unity in Europe.
- a degree of unity between faculty and students
- a government of national unity
- a leader who gave her people a strong sense of unity
Topics Discussion and agreementb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- greater
- essential
- …
verb + unity
- achieve
- bring
- bring about
- …
preposition
- in unity
- unity among
- unity between
- …
phrases
- a sense of unity
- a show of unity
- unity in diversity
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (in art, design, etc.) the quality of looking or being complete in a natural and attractive way
- The design lacks unity.
- the organic unity of Raphael's picture
[countable] (specialist) (in literature and theatre) any of the principles of classical or neoclassical theatre that limit the action of a play to a single story, day and place
- the unities of action, time and place
[singular] (formal) a single thing that may consist of a number of different parts
- If society is to exist as a unity, its members must have shared values.
[uncountable] (mathematics) the number one

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one’.

单词	unity
释义	unity noun /ˈjuːnəti/ /ˈjuːnəti/ (plural unities) jump to other results [uncountable, singular] the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit European unity a plea for unity within the party unity of purpose opposite disunity Extra Examples He restored peace and unity in the country after years of civil war. She brought unity to her people. The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers. The organization promotes racial tolerance and unity in diversity. The party is calling for greater political and economic unity in Europe. a degree of unity between faculty and students a government of national unity a leader who gave her people a strong sense of unity Topics Discussion and agreementb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete greater essential … verb + unity achieve bring bring about … preposition in unity unity among unity between … phrases a sense of unity a show of unity unity in diversity … See full entry [uncountable] (in art, design, etc.) the quality of looking or being complete in a natural and attractive way The design lacks unity. the organic unity of Raphael's picture [countable] (specialist) (in literature and theatre) any of the principles of classical or neoclassical theatre that limit the action of a play to a single story, day and place the unities of action, time and place [singular] (formal) a single thing that may consist of a number of different parts If society is to exist as a unity, its members must have shared values. [uncountable] (mathematics) the number one Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one’.
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