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单词 entity
释义 en·ti·ty
\ˈentəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin entitas, from Latin ent-, ens (irregular present participle of esse to be) + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at is
1.
 a. : being, existence; especially : independent, separate, or self-contained existence
  < seeking to preserve their entity and individuality >
  < successfully maintain their tribal entity >
  < the policy of the government of the United States is to seek … to preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity — G.F.Kennan >
 b.
  (1) : the existence of something as contrasted with its attributes or properties
  (2) : the essence, fundamental nature, or real being of something
   < for some philosophers, actual entities are the ultimate facts of reality >
2. : something that has objective or physical reality and distinctness of being and character : something that has independent or separate existence : something that has a unitary and self-contained character
 < whether the common cold is an entity has been debated — Year Book of Medical >
 < my thoughts were chiefly occupied with the idea of the train, that luxurious complete entity — Arnold Bennett >
 < the individual churches are considered independent and autonomous entitiesCurrent Biography >
 < sees Germany as a unified state, an entity rather than a regional confederation — New York Times >
3. : an abstraction, ideal conception, object of thought, or transcendental object : subsistent
 < such entities as love, reason, and beauty >
 < such entities as numbers, particularized relations, and chimeras are classified as subsistent but not existent — R.J.Butler >
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