generality

英 [ˌdʒenəˈræləti]

美 [ˌdʒenəˈræləti]

n.  概述; 概论; 通则; 主体; 大多数; 大部分; 一般性; 普遍性; 笼统

复数：generalities　

GRE计算机

BNC.12232 / COCA.17375

牛津词典

noun

• 概述；概论；通则
  a statement that discusses general principles or issues rather than details or particular examples
  1. to speak in broad generalities
     泛泛地说
  2. As usual, he confined his comments to generalities.
     他和往常一样，只作了笼统的评论。
• 主体；大多数；大部分
  most of a group of people or things
  1. This view is held by the generality of leading scholars.
     大多数知名学者都持这种观点。
• 一般性；普遍性；笼统
  the quality of being general rather than detailed or exact
  1. An account of such generality is of little value.
     这种一般性描述没有什么价值。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 概括；概述；总述
  Ageneralityis a general statement that covers a range of things, rather than being concerned with specific instances.
  1. I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples...
     我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。
  2. He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.
     他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
• N-UNCOUNT 一般性；普遍性；笼统
  Thegeneralityof a statement or description is the fact that it is a general one, rather than a specific, detailed one.
  1. 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。
• QUANT 主体；大多数
  If someone refers tothe generality ofa group of people, they mean the majority of that group.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
• an idea or conclusion having general application
  1. he spoke in broad generalities
  Synonym:generalizationgeneralisation

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