名詞 unification:

1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
   同義詞：fusion, merger
2. the state of being joined or united or linked
   同義詞：union
3. the act of making or becoming a single unit
   同義詞：union, uniting, conjugation, jointure

1. Europe's plans for further unification may be up in the air, but people from Helsinki to Rome have been learning an often painful lesson in recent weeks about how entwined their economies have already become.
   歐洲進一步統(tǒng)一的計劃可以尚未定案，可是從赫爾辛基到羅馬的人在最近幾星期得到一個時常令人痛苦的教訓：他們各國的經(jīng)濟已經(jīng)如何地牽扯在一起了。
2. The unification of Italy resulted in a single country instead of several kingdoms.
   意大利統(tǒng)一的結果是出現(xiàn)了一個國家，而 不是好幾個王國。