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独立存在体;实体
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...
作为一个有生命的实体的地球
North and South will remain separate entities within a commonwealth until the year 2000.
南方和北方将作为一个政治联合体下的两个独立实体继续存在，直至2000年。