entity
/ˈentətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a thing with distinct and independent existence独立存在物; 实体：
Church and empire were fused in a single entity.
教会和帝国被融为了一体。
1.1
- mass noun existence; being存在：
entity and nonentity.
存在和不存在。
派生词
entitative
adjective （chiefly Philosophy 【主哲】）词源
late 15th cent. （denoting a thing's existence）： from French entité or medieval Latin entitas, from late Latin ens, ent- 'being' （from esse 'be'）.