something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity 独立存在物;实体 The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity. 这个单位已附属于一个大的部门,不再作为一个实体独立存在。 These countries can no longer be viewed as a single entity. 这些国家不能再被看成是一个单独的实体。 Hip hop is a major commercial entity now (= it is a business, not just a type of music). 嘻哈现在是一个主要的商业实体。 A corporation is a separate legal entity and it shields you from personal liability for its debts. 公司是一个独立的法律实体,它保护你免受其债务的个人责任。
Extra ExamplesChurch and empire were fused in a single entity. 以往教会和帝国融为一体。 The two companies will combine to form a new entity. 这两个公司将合并为一个新的实体。 Each subsidiary of the company will be treated as a single entity. 公司的每一个子公司将被视为单一实体。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- discrete
- distinct
- independent
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- create
- form
- become
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Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a thing's existence): from French entité or medieval Latin entitas, from late Latin ens, ent- ‘being’ (from esse ‘be’).