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

• 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。
• When we add things together, we get Green's theorem in its full generality.
  把式子都加起来了，就得到了完整的格林公式。
• This method has the characteristics of generality, less calculation, high velocity, high efficiency and etc.
  该方法具有普遍性、计算量小，速度快，执行效率高等特点。
• 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。
• 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。
• The indeterminacy in glosseme level comprises ambiguity, vagueness, fuzziness and generality.
  义位的不确定性包括歧义、含混、模糊和笼统。
• 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。
• The generality of people are neither good nor bad, but somewhere in between.
  大多数人既不善也不恶，而是介于两者之间。
• But the external manifestation in part of GAY has its generality characteristic.
  但部分GAY的外在表现是有其共性特征的。
• 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。