en·ti·ty
noun OPAL W
/ˈentəti/
/ˈentəti/
(plural entities)
(formal)- 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（=它是一项业务，而不仅仅是一种音乐）。 - 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人实体，它可以保护您免受其债务的个人责任。
Extra Examples- Church 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
- …
- create
- form
- become
- …
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’). - The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity.