1590s, from Late Latin entitatem (nominative entitas), from ens (genitive entis) "a thing," proposed by Caesar as present participle of esse "be" (see is), to render Greek philosophical term to on "that which is" (from neuter of present participle of einai "to be;" see essence). Originally abstract; concrete sense in English is from 1620s.
例文
1. The state is not a unified and internally coherent entity .
この国は統一的で内部団結的なエンティティではありません。
2.These countries can no longer be viewed as a single entity .
これらの国は、もはや単独のエンティティと見なすことはできません。
3.The country is no longer one political entity .
この国はもはや統一された政治的実体ではない。
4.Since the East and West Germanies were unified they are a political entity .
ドイツ東西統一後は統一された政治実体である。
5.New York as a corporate entity and her flat temporarily seemed sufficient.