单词 | generic |
释义 | ge·ner·ic (jə-nĕrĭk) adj. 1. a. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class: Cancer is a generic term for a group of diseases in which cells proliferate wildly. b. Lacking specificity; general: made some generic remarks about how to save for retirement. 2. Biology Of or relating to a genus. 3. a. Relating to or being a product that is sold or distributed without any brand name or without a widely known brand name, especially as a discount alternative to a name-brand product: generic soap. b. Relating to or being the official nonproprietary name of a drug, under which it is licensed and identified by the manufacturer. 4. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive. n. 1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name. 2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape. [From Latin genus, gener-, kind; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ge·neri·cal·ly adv. gen′e·rici·ty (jĕn′ə-rĭsĭ-tē), ge·ner·ic·ness n. |
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