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

• Because of the differences in sedimentary environment, the same sedimentary facies display generality and particularity.
  相同的沉积相由于具体沉积环境的不同而体现出一般性及特殊性。
• The suitable anode profile can be obtained quickly through this optimization method, and this method has strong generality.
  采用该优化方法，可以快速得到所需的阳极轮廓，且通用性强。
• 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。
• The generality of SOAP means that not all systems that make use of SOAP can communicate easily.
  SOAP的一般性意味着并非所有使用SOAP的系统都可以很容易地进行通信。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• The design and implement of intermediate language in decompilation system greatly affects generality and practicability of decompilation.
  逆编译系统中中间语言的设计和实现极大地影响逆编译的实用型和通用性。
• Have goals, be a meaningful specific, not a wandering generality.
  有目标，可以成为一个有意义的个体，而不再徘徊。