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You can hold the picture of two or more separate things being brought together into one — the joining itself, and the joined-up whole that results. From Latin 'unus' (one): many made into one.

可以想成把兩個以上原本分開的東西併成一個——可以指「併在一起」這個動作，也可以指併好之後成為一體的狀態。它的根是拉丁…更多收起可以想成把兩個以上原本分開的東西併成一個——可以指「併在一起」這個動作，也可以指併好之後成為一體的狀態。它的根是拉丁文 unus（一）：把多個變成一個。union 的各種用法，都是這個「合而為一」的畫面落在不同對象上。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'unus' meaning 'one', via 'unio' (oneness, a joining into one). The core 'joining of separate things into one' runs through every sense.

來自拉丁文 unus（一），經由 unio（合一、結合成一體）。「把分開的東西合成一個」這個核心貫穿了所有用法。

Etymonline (etymonline.com, 'union')

Four branches

合而為一（動作／狀態）

最貼近核心：純粹指「把東西接在一起」這件事，或接好後成為一體的狀態。

a joining together · noun · B1

Two or more things coming together into one, or their state once joined.

結合

人組成的團體

把「合而為一」用在一群人身上：許多人聯合起來，成為一個有名字、能一起行動的團體。

a labor union · noun · B1

A group that workers join to protect their rights and improve their pay and working conditions.

工會

邦國的聯合

把「合而為一」放大到國家層級：好幾個州或國家併在同一個中央政府之下，成為一個更大的整體。

a federation of states · noun · B1

A group of countries or states that have joined together under the same central government.

聯邦、聯盟

兩人的結合（婚姻）

把「合而為一」縮到最親密的兩個人身上：兩人正式或長久地結合成一體。

marriage · noun · B1

Marriage; the formal joining of two people as a married couple.

婚姻、結合

原始詞典資料58 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Unionnoun詞源 1/ˈjuː.njən/

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    The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.

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    The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.

Unionname詞源 1/ˈjuː.njən/

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    obsoletedatedThe United States of America.

    • threats to secede from the Union
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    historicalThose of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America).

    • Union troops at Gettysburg
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    historicalThe Soviet Union: the proper noun Union is the standard English translation of the proper noun Союз (Sojuz), and All-Union is the standard English translation of всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj).

    • throughout the Union, but nowhere more so than at the Center [Moscow]
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Unionname詞源 2/ˈjuː.njən/

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    A surname.

Unionname詞源 3/ˈjuː.njən/

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    informalThe Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union).

unionnoun/ˈjuː.njən/

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    The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

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    The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

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    Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.

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    A trade union; a workers' union.

    • In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.
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    An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.

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    A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.

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    mathematicssciencesset-theoryThe set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

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    The act or state of marriage.

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    archaicSexual intercourse.

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    computingengineeringmathematicsA data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.

    • Unions are useful in those cases where you need to keep track of a value that can be represented as different data types during the lifetime of the program.
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    archaicA large, high-quality pearl.

    • Nonius the senator hath a purple coat as stiff with jewels as his mind is full of vices; rings on his fingers worth 20,000 sesterces, and[…]an union in his ear worth an hundred pounds' weight of gold […]
    • And in the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn.
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    historicalAn affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.

unionverb/ˈjuː.njən/

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    mathematicssciencesset-theoryTo combine sets using the union operation.

unionadj/ˈjuː.njən/

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    Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.

    • Actors have to be union to get work here.
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    federal.

    • The union government of India

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。