totality
UK/'tәutæliti/US
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Definitions
n.
The whole of something; the complete amount or extent, taken all together
全部，整体，总体
n.
(astronomy) The phase of a total solar eclipse when the sun is completely covered
（天文）全食阶段（日全食中太阳完全被遮住的时段）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtotal + -ity (state, quality) = 'the state of being whole.' The totality of X means all of X considered together as one, not piece by piece. Astronomers borrowed it for the dramatic moment in a total eclipse when the sun is wholly hidden — the phase of totality.
Root tot still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in its totality就其整体而言
- 2.the totality of……的全部
- 3.totality of the evidence全部证据
- 4.totality of circumstances全部情形
Example Sentences
- 1.
The jury must weigh the totality of the evidence before deciding.
- 2.
Only by stepping back can you grasp the totality of his work.
- 3.
During totality, the sky went dark and the stars appeared.