Made of one single unit, or working as one whole thing rather than as separate parts. It is a formal word, and you meet it most often in a few fixed areas rather than in everyday talk.

Made of one single unit由單一一個整體組成的, or working as one whole thing rather than as separate parts或是作為一個整體運作，而不是分開的各個部分。It is a formal word這是個正式用字, and you meet it most often in a few fixed areas rather than in everyday talk你最常在幾個固定的領域裡遇到它，而不是日常對話中。

In politics and government, a 'unitary state' is a country where one central government holds the power, and any local governments only have the power the centre gives them — Taiwan, France and Japan work this way; the United States, with its strong separate states, does not.

In politics and government在政治和政府方面, a 'unitary state' is a country where one central government holds the power「unitary state」指的是一個由單一中央政府掌權的國家, and any local governments only have the power the centre gives them任何地方政府只擁有中央給它們的權力 — Taiwan, France and Japan work this way台灣、法國和日本都是這樣運作的; the United States, with its strong separate states, does not而美國因為各州權力很強，不是這樣。

In science and maths, 'unitary' often just means 'of one unit' or 'having the value one'. In business, a 'unitary board' is one single board of directors instead of two. There is also a looser use meaning 'treating something as one thing, not as many' — a unitary view of history treats it as one single story.

In science and maths在科學和數學裡, 'unitary' often just means 'of one unit' or 'having the value one'unitary常常就只是指「屬於一個單位」或「數值為一」。In business在商業上, a 'unitary board' is one single board of directors instead of two「unitary board」指的是單一一個董事會，而不是兩個。There is also a looser use meaning 'treating something as one thing, not as many'還有一種比較鬆散的用法，意思是「把某件事當成一個整體，而不是很多個」 — a unitary view of history treats it as one single story一種unitary的歷史觀會把歷史當成一個單一的故事來看。

Note that 'unitary' is about being ONE THING, and it does not mean 'about units' in the sense of measuring. It is almost always used before a noun; people rarely say 'the system is unitary' outside academic writing.

Note that 'unitary' is about being ONE THING要注意unitary談的是「成為一個整體」這件事, and it does not mean 'about units' in the sense of measuring而不是「跟測量單位有關」的意思。It is almost always used before a noun它幾乎都是放在名詞前面用; people rarely say 'the system is unitary' outside academic writing除了學術寫作，人們很少說「the system is unitary」。