generality

英 [dʒenə'rælɪtɪ]美 [,dʒɛnə'ræləti]
  • n. 概论；普遍性；大部分
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英文词源

generality (n.)
late 14c., generalite, generalte, "universality, universal application;" c. 1400 "whole body of persons," from Old French generalité, generaute "sort, type; totality, entirety," from Late Latin generalitatem (nominative generalitas) "generality," from Latin generalis "relating to all" (see general (adj.)). Related: Generalities. Form generalty is attested from late 14c.

双语例句

1. Nothing happens without a cause " is a generality.
“凡事必有因 ” 是一个通则.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
由于其笼统性，不难料想这种定义会存在问题。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Without loss of generality, shear deformations will be neglected.
不失一般性, 忽略不计剪切变形.
来自辞典例句
5. The generality of people are neither good nor bad.
大多数人既不好也不坏.
来自辞典例句