unify

Compared meaning: to join separate parts into one whole (verb).

比较义项：联合，合并为一体（动词）。

• unite

  Emphasizes people or groups coming together because of a shared cause, purpose, or emotion, rather than physical objects blending; often used when an event or goal draws people closer.

  强调人或群体因共同的目标、事业或情感而结合在一起，而不是物体在物理上融合；常用于某个事件或目标使人们更加亲近的语境。

  The tragedy helped unite the whole community.

  这场悲剧使整个社区团结在了一起。

• merge

  Emphasizes a gradual, smooth blending in which the separate parts lose their distinct identity; commonly used for physical things like rivers, roads, or companies combining.

  强调逐渐、平顺地融合，使原本分开的部分失去各自独立的身份；常用于河流、道路或公司等实体或组织的结合。

  The two rivers merge into one wide stream near the town.

  这两条河流在镇子附近汇合成一条宽阔的溪流。

• unify 本词

  Emphasizes a deliberate, often formal effort to bring previously divided or separate parts into one coherent whole; common in political, organizational, or leadership contexts.

  强调通过主动、通常较为正式的努力，把原本分裂或分开的部分结合成一个连贯的整体；常见于政治、组织或领导语境。

  The leader tried to unify the two divided groups peacefully.

  这位领导人试图和平地统一这两个分裂的群体。

All three mean joining parts into one, but differently. Unite stresses people or groups joining for a shared cause, not physical blending. Merge stresses smooth blending where parts lose their identity, as with rivers or companies. Unify stresses a deliberate effort to join divided parts.

这三个词都表示把分离的部分结合成一个整体，但语气和用法不同：merge强调逐渐、平顺地融合，甚至可以是物理性质的融合（如河流、车道）；unite强调因共同目标或情感而团结在一起，常用于人或群体；unify则强调通过主动努力把原本分裂的部分统一起来，语气更正式，常见于政治或组织语境。