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獨立存在體;實體
An entity is something that exists separately from other things and has a clear identity of its own.
例句
...the earth as a living entity...
作為一個有生命的實體的地球
North and South will remain separate entities within a commonwealth until the year 2000.
南方和北方將作為一個政治聯合體下的兩個獨立實體繼續存在，直至2000年。