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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 use of these constructs in an application can reduce the complexity of the code and increase generality of the application.
  在应用程序中使用这些构造可以减少代码的复杂性，并且提高了应用程序的通用性。
• This model has superiority in aspects of generality, calculation speed and calculation precision for thermodynamic system calculation.
  该模型能够针对不同复杂的热力系统进行迅速准确的计算，具有很好的通用性。
• 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。
• 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”。