An entity is something that exists as a single and complete unit — one thing you can name and treat as “one,” even if you cannot always touch it. A company is an entity. A country can be an entity. In law, a person and a company are both entities: they can own things and be taken to court.

An entityentity(實體) is something that exists是某個存在的東西 as a single and complete unit以單一、完整的個體存在——one thing you can name and treat as "one,"是一個你可以命名、當成「一個」看待的東西，even if you cannot always touch it就算你不一定摸得到它。A companyA company(一家公司) is an entity就是一個entity。A countryA country(一個國家) can be an entity也可以是一個entity。In law在法律上, a person and a company一個人和一家公司 are both entities都是entities: they can own things他們可以擁有財產 and be taken to court也可以被告上法庭。

It is a formal, paper word; friends do not call a cat “an entity” unless they are joking. Though actually, people stretch it a lot: a team, a brand, even a ghost in a story can be called an entity when the speaker wants to say “this thing holds together as one.” In some political talk, people say “entity” instead of “country” when they do not want to give it the usual name — a cold way of saying it exists as a unit, without using the name it claims.

It它(這個字) is a formal, paper word是個正式、書面用的字; friends do not call a cat "an entity"朋友不會把一隻貓稱作「an entity」 unless they are joking除非他們在開玩笑。Though actually不過其實, people stretch it a lot人們常常把它用得很寬鬆: a team, a brand, even a ghost in a story一個團隊、一個品牌，甚至故事裡的一個鬼 can be called an entity都可以被稱作entity when the speaker wants to say當說話的人想表示「"this thing holds together as one."這個東西是合成一體的」。In some political talk在某些政治語言裡, people say "entity" instead of "country"人們會用「entity」而不說「country」 when they do not want to give it the usual name當他們不想給它慣常的名字 — a cold way of saying it exists as a unit這是一種冷冷地說它以一個單位存在的方式, without using the name it claims卻不使用它自稱的名字。

The word does not tell you whether the thing is alive, good, or physical — only that it counts as one whole.

The word這個字 does not tell you不會告訴你 whether the thing is alive, good, or physical那個東西是不是活的、是不是好的，或是不是實體物質 — only that it counts as one whole只告訴你它算是完整的一個。