| 单词 | unanimous |
| 释义 | unanimous (once / 437 pages) adj When a group or a decision is unanimous, it means that everyone is in total agreement. Just imagine if you let third graders vote on what to serve at lunch: Pizza and candy would be the unanimous choice! The adjective unanimous comes from the similar Latin word unanimus, which means “of one mind.” So when people think unanimously, they all have the same idea in their heads. A vote is unanimous when all voters are in agreement. Said Marcus Cicero, “Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.” WORD FAMILYunanimous: unanimity, unanimously+/unanimity: unanimities USAGE EXAMPLESThe Huskies remain the unanimous No. 1 team in the poll Monday after beating then-No. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Fourth Ohio District Court of Appeals rejected those arguments in a unanimous ruling last week, saying there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) There’s a split in the yoga world about the pros and cons of flesh-eating but unanimous consent that gluttony is not your friend. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj in complete agreement a unanimous decision Syn consentaneous, consentient accordant being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with' 2adj acting together as a single undiversified whole Syn solid, whole undiversified not diversified |
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