Word · Frequency #10376
unitary
统一的；整体的
Relating to, characterized by, or aiming toward unity.
- 1.
Having the quality of oneness.
具有单一性的特质。
- 2.
That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
权力集中于单一机构,而非分散给地方机构。
- 3.
That contains an identity element.
包含单位元的。
- 4.
Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.
其逆等于其共轭转置的。
按单位计的；单位的；中央集权的；单一制的；具有单一性的特质。；权力集中于单一机构,而非分散给地方机构。；包含单位元的。
In use
The company merged its five regional branches into one unitary department.
The two sports clubs formed a unitary team for the tournament.
The committee's final report presents a unitary interpretation of the evidence.
unitary + noun
unitary 作定语时强调单一中央集权的体制，常用于 unitary state、unitary government 等搭配。
The country is a unitary state.
这个国家是一个单一制国家。
be unitary
unitary 作表语时表示“统一的、整体的”，强调各部分的整体性。
The system is unitary.
这个系统是统一的。
Common mistakes
The basic unitary of society is the family.
Connections
Collocations
- unitary state
- 单一制国家
- France has traditionally been a unitary state.法国传统上是一个单一制国家。
- unitary government
- 单一制政府
- The country adopted a unitary government to ensure national unity.该国采取单一制政府以确保国家统一。
- unitary authority
- 单一制地方行政机构
- The council became a unitary authority in 1996.该议会在1996年成为单一制地方行政机构。
- unitary matrix
- 酉矩阵
- A unitary matrix satisfies the condition that its conjugate transpose is its inverse.酉矩阵满足其共轭转置为其逆矩阵这一条件。
- unitary transformation
- 幺正变换
- In quantum mechanics, a unitary transformation does not change the probabilities.在量子力学中，幺正变换不改变概率。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 unit（单位）记 unitary：一个单位即一个整体，联想“各单位合成一个整体”——统一、单一。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治学、学术写作、数学与物理 unitary 属于正式、书面语词，通常出现在学术、政治或数理等专业语境中，日常口语里较少见。其具体含义会随搭配领域变化，例如 unitary state（单一制国家）、unitary matrix（幺正矩阵），建议结合上下文理解。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in the spelling -ary, but the sound is not predictable. In British English, unitary and military both end in /təri/, while secretary often drops to /tri/; necessary has /səri/, ordinary /nəri/, primary /məri/, and boundary /dəri/. None of them rhymes with unitary because the stressed vowel and following sounds differ. In American English the final syllable is often closer to /eri/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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