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

• 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。
• 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。
• This generality of the communication framework the main benefit of WCF.
  这就是WCF做为通用的通讯架构的优点所在。
• 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。
• This property of generality, though not a necessity, is certainly a desirable attribute of a useful algorithm.
  这种通用性，尽管不是必要的，但肯定大一有用算法要求的特性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。