harmony、agreement、concord、unity与accord这些名词均有“和谐、一致”之意。
harmony : 指人与人之间或不同部分与整体之间完全协调、和谐、愉快，没有摩擦。
- racial harmony (= good feelings between different races)
种族和谐 - domestic harmony (= good feelings in the family or home)
家庭和睦 - Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in (perfect) harmony.
设想一下有这样一个社会，所有人都和睦地生活在一起。 - We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
我们必须确保旅游业与环境和谐发展。
agreement : 侧重态度与观点上的一致。
- The whole family was in agreement with her about/on what they should do.
关于他们应该做什么，全家人都和她意见一致。 - If the three parties cannot reach agreement now, there will be a civil war.
如果这三个政党现在不能达成一致，内战将不可避免。 - I don’t think you’ll ever get Tony’s agreement to these proposals.
我认为，你永远都不要指望托尼会同意这些计划。 - There’s widespread agreement that the law should be changed.
大家一致认为应该修改法律。
concord : 多指人际、国家间或民族之间协调一致的关系。
- nations living in concord
和睦相处的国家
unity : 指各个成员、各群体之间相互协调一致的关系。
- European political and economic unity
欧洲政治和经济的统一 - a call for national unity
号召全民团结
accord : 指思想一致，彼此不矛盾，也指行动上的一致。
- On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace accord.
5月31日两位领导人签署了一项和平协议。 - Before 1987, the accord between the Labour government and the unions was a simple affair.
1987年以前，工党政府和工会之间很容易达成一致。 - The project is completely in accord with government policy.
该项目完全符合政府政策。
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