| 单词 | generality |
| 释义 | generality (dʒenərælɪti ) Word forms: generalities 1. countable noun A generality is a general statement that covers a range of things, rather than being concerned with specific instances. [formal] I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples. He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities. Synonyms: generalization, abstraction, sweeping statement, vague notion 2. uncountable noun The generality of a statement or description is the fact that it is a general one, rather than a specific, detailed one. Operating at a very high level of generality it would have little importance. 3. quantifier [QUANT of n] If someone refers to the generality of a group of people, they mean the majority of that group. [formal] When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic. Collocations: vague generality As such, any attempt to define it runs the risk of lapsing into vague generalities. Times, Sunday Times Vague generalities about the need for 'managed' migration will hardly be convincing from those who stood by while net foreign migration reached nearly four million on their watch. Times, Sunday Times He should do so in clear and unambiguous language, not in vague generalities or the formal language of legislation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The researchers wrote accurate evaluations of the students personalities, but gave the students both the accurate assessment and a fake assessment using vague generalities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Subjects who, for example, believe in the accuracy of horoscopes have a greater tendency to believe that the vague generalities of the response apply specifically to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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