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

双语例句

• The system is possessed of stronger applicability and generality.
  该系统具有较强的适用性和通用性。
• Its object is generality, its means the abstract conception of reason, its style scepticism and criticism.
  这种思以普遍为对象，以抽象的理智概念为手段，以怀疑和批判为风格。
• 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。
• 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。
• The governmental culture and the corporate culture both have generality, and have individuality.
  摘要政府文化与企业文化既有共性，又有个性。
• For the generality of young people university is not an option.
  对大多数年轻人来说，上大学并不是一件可以选择的事。
• 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。
• In the flight simulation software, modularized controller design is used in flight model which has generality.
  在仿真软件设计中，无人直升机模型与控制器采用模块化设计方法，具有一定的通用性。
• Without that generality we would not even have a sense of that individuality.
  没有了一般性，我们甚至都无法了解最基本的个体。
• Indeed one of Whitehead's words is superfluous, since generality, in this sense, is abstractness.
  确实怀特黑德的话中有个词是多余的，既然有了“普遍性”，就无需说“抽象的”。