unanimous: [17] Unanimous means etymologically ‘of a single mind’, hence ‘sharing the same opinion’. It comes from Latin ūnanimus ‘of one mind’, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and animus ‘mind, spirit’ (a relative of English animal, animate, etc). => animal, animate
unanimous (adj.)
1610s, from Latin unanimus "of one mind, in union," from unus "one" (see one) + animus "mind" (see animus). Related: Unanimously.
实用例句
1. Reviewers have been almost unanimous in their disparagement of this book.
评论家们几乎一致贬抑这本书。来自柯林斯例句
2. They were unanimous that Chortlesby Manor must be preserved.
他们一致认为必须对乔特勒斯比庄园加以保护。来自柯林斯例句
3. Their decision was unanimous.
他们的决定是全体一致通过的。来自柯林斯例句
4. The decision was not unanimous.
这项决定没有得到一致通过。来自《权威词典》
5. In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous.
