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

• 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。
• 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。
• Typical photography instant is of generality, subjectivity and modeling.
  典型的摄影瞬间具有概括性、主观性和造型性。
• An iterative algorithm is introduced to solve the problem of generality of the kinematics simulation system of robots.
  引入了迭代型算法来解决机器人运动学仿真系统的通用性问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。