"unity, arithmetical unit," 1610s, from Late Latin monas (genitive monadis), from Greek monas "unit," from monos "alone" (see mono-). In Leibnitz's philosophy, "an ultimate unit of being" (1748). Related: Monadic.
monad 英文释义
1. an atom having a valence of one
2. a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive
monad 双语例句
1. There are twelve Monad, each representing a race having survived the divine wars as mortal.
