unanimous

Intermediatezipf 3.68

Pronunciation

/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. 1.The board reached a unanimous decision to proceed with the acquisition after two days of deliberation. (governance)
  2. 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)