Entity



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.实体, 统一体
• ［英］ n.实体, 统一体 ( separate, or self-contained existence)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -ties)

• Etymology: Medieval Latin entitas, from Latin ent-, ens existing thing, from coined present participle of esse to be — more at is
• Date: 1596
• 1.
  • a. being, existence; especially independent, separate, or self-contained existence
  • b. the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes
• 2. something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
• 3. an organization (as a business or governmental unit) that has an identity separate from those of its members

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