unanimous
Intermediatezipf 3.68Pronunciation
/juːˈnænɪməs/(yoo-NAN-ih-mus)
Part of speech
adjectiveneutral
Chinese
全体一致的;无异议的(所有人都完全同意)
Definition
Fully agreed by all members of a group; without opposition.
Word family
- unanimously/juːˈnænɪməsli/(adv)一致地
- unanimity/ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/(n)全体一致
Collocations
- unanimous decision
- unanimous vote
- unanimous agreement
- unanimous support
- reached unanimously
Examples
- 1.The board reached a unanimous decision to proceed with the acquisition after two days of deliberation. (governance)
- 2.Critics were unanimous in their praise for the film's direction, if not the screenplay. (reviews)
Synonyms
- united/juːˈnaɪtɪd/— joined together in purpose
- undivided/ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd/— not split
- consensual/kənˈsɛnʃuəl/— agreed to by all parties
Etymology
from Latin "unanimus" = of one mind, from "unus" (one) + "animus" (mind, spirit)