generalistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlɪst/,

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rələst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: general adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < general adj. + -ist suffix. Compare specialist n.

A. n.

1. A person capable of tackling a wide variety of tasks or subjects, esp. one trained or competent in a number of different fields; (also in later use) spec. a non-specialist medical practitioner. Contrasted with specialist n. 3b, 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [noun] > broad knowledge or view > student of

non-specialist1779

universarian1880

generalist1894

1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 43 The Vniuersities there are little beneficiall for a Generalist, such as these Trauailers not vnworthily arrogate.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poil Fait au poil, & à la plume, a Generalist; one thats fit for, or can make one in, any imployment, or sport.

1745 A. Croswell What is Christ to Me? i. 33 What will a Generalist say here?

1894 G. Allen in Westm. Gaz. 27 Feb. 2/1 The man, as a man, is wider, greater, happier, freer, in proportion as he is a generalist rather than a specialist.

1894 Jewish Q. Rev. 6 381 As a ‘generalist’, I do not grudge him the revenge he takes upon me for venturing in where specialists have hitherto feared to tread.

1915 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 30 p. xlv I would not call him a specialist at all, but rather a generalist, or a superficialist.

1968 Listener 26 Sept. 395/2 I've been asking some large questions—when you are a generalist you learn to look towards big patterns.

1983 R. Porter in Listener 23 June 15/1 The true doctors—they said—had to be generalists not specialists.

1984 S. Landau Dictionaries ii. 71 The English tradition in lexicography, as opposed to the American, depended upon the educated generalist, the Oxford-or-Cambridge-educated scholar who was in the best sense of the word an amateur.

1992 Age & Ageing Jan. 72/1 The specialists tended to perform better in the management of conditions in which they had specialized than did the generalists.

2. Ecology. A species (esp. an animal) that can tolerate a wide variety of food sources, habitats, or climates. Contrasted with specialist n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun]

colonist1839

benthos1891

land form1897

heterotroph1900

autotroph1901

epibenthos1902

specialist1902

microaerophile1903

nitrifier1903

consumer1904

nitrogen fixer1904

producer1904

indicator1906

psychrophile1906

thermophil1909

sulphuretum1925

influent1926

halobiont1928

halophile1928

mesophile1928

oligosaprobe1931

saprobe1932

eurytope1938

stenotope1938

photoautotroph1939

chemoautotroph1943

prototroph1946

mixotrophy1948

chemolithoautotroph1949

auxotroph1950

chemoheterotroph1951

chemoorganotroph1953

chemolithotroph1955

chemotroph1958

osmophile1961

psychrotroph1963

saprotroph1963

generalist1964

opportunist1967

cryophile1970

1964 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 51 938 The counterpart of the specialist is the generalist. Individuals of such species have a broad tolerance to all sorts of variations of climate, habitat and food.

1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 18/1 It is fitting that the fox should be chosen to epitomize the generalists, since the same species..can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, adapting to almost every major habitat type.

2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma Introd. 4 Being a generalist is of course a great boon as well as a challenge; it is what allows humans to successfully inhabit virtually every terrestrial environment.

B. adj.

†1. Painting. That portrays the typical or general characteristics of objects. Cf. generalize v. 6b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles

plangent1666

dry1695

sticky1753

flat1755

spotty1798

touchy1809

definitive1815

edgy1825

painty1827

scratchy1827

unideal1838

tinglish1855

generalist1858

tinny1877

Christmas-cardy1883

tinty1883

surfacy1887

chocolate box1892

chocolate-boxy1894

Christmas card1895

juicy1897

candy box1898

pastose1901

busy1909

pompier1914

posterish1914

painterly1932

X-ray1940

illusional1942

all-over1948

figurative1960

hard-edge1961

1858 J. Ruskin in Witness 27 Mar. 3/1 The modern pictures of the generalist school..have nothing else but faults: they are not pictures at all, but pure daubs and perfect blunders.

2. General, broad; non-specialist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > not specialist or technical

miscellaneous1711

untechnicala1832

non-specialist1888

generalist1954

1954 Jrnl. Politics 16 251 He fears a generalist approach would be less successful in specialized fields than is the present intensive segmented approach.

1971 Physics Bull. Apr. 231/2 Scheme for an initial two year generalist course for the majority of students backed up by specialist courses for the further studies of the few.

1984 S. Landau Dictionaries vi. 253 The generalist approach..has long been modified in America by the introduction of special editors assigned to special tasks.

2004 M. A. Coombs Power & Confl. Doctors & Nurses i. 6 Generalist intensive care units have since evolved into specialist units including..cardiac and cardiothoracic, renal, neurological, and paediatric intensive care units.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generalist
释义	generalistn.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlɪst/, /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rələst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: general adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < general adj. + -ist suffix. Compare specialist n. A. n. 1. A person capable of tackling a wide variety of tasks or subjects, esp. one trained or competent in a number of different fields; (also in later use) spec. a non-specialist medical practitioner. Contrasted with specialist n. 3b, 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [noun] > broad knowledge or view > student of non-specialist1779 universarian1880 generalist1894 1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 43 The Vniuersities there are little beneficiall for a Generalist, such as these Trauailers not vnworthily arrogate. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poil Fait au poil, & à la plume, a Generalist; one thats fit for, or can make one in, any imployment, or sport. 1745 A. Croswell What is Christ to Me? i. 33 What will a Generalist say here? 1894 G. Allen in Westm. Gaz. 27 Feb. 2/1 The man, as a man, is wider, greater, happier, freer, in proportion as he is a generalist rather than a specialist. 1894 Jewish Q. Rev. 6 381 As a ‘generalist’, I do not grudge him the revenge he takes upon me for venturing in where specialists have hitherto feared to tread. 1915 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 30 p. xlv I would not call him a specialist at all, but rather a generalist, or a superficialist. 1968 Listener 26 Sept. 395/2 I've been asking some large questions—when you are a generalist you learn to look towards big patterns. 1983 R. Porter in Listener 23 June 15/1 The true doctors—they said—had to be generalists not specialists. 1984 S. Landau Dictionaries ii. 71 The English tradition in lexicography, as opposed to the American, depended upon the educated generalist, the Oxford-or-Cambridge-educated scholar who was in the best sense of the word an amateur. 1992 Age & Ageing Jan. 72/1 The specialists tended to perform better in the management of conditions in which they had specialized than did the generalists. 2. Ecology. A species (esp. an animal) that can tolerate a wide variety of food sources, habitats, or climates. Contrasted with specialist n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun] colonist1839 benthos1891 land form1897 heterotroph1900 autotroph1901 epibenthos1902 specialist1902 microaerophile1903 nitrifier1903 consumer1904 nitrogen fixer1904 producer1904 indicator1906 psychrophile1906 thermophil1909 sulphuretum1925 influent1926 halobiont1928 halophile1928 mesophile1928 oligosaprobe1931 saprobe1932 eurytope1938 stenotope1938 photoautotroph1939 chemoautotroph1943 prototroph1946 mixotrophy1948 chemolithoautotroph1949 auxotroph1950 chemoheterotroph1951 chemoorganotroph1953 chemolithotroph1955 chemotroph1958 osmophile1961 psychrotroph1963 saprotroph1963 generalist1964 opportunist1967 cryophile1970 1964 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 51 938 The counterpart of the specialist is the generalist. Individuals of such species have a broad tolerance to all sorts of variations of climate, habitat and food. 1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 18/1 It is fitting that the fox should be chosen to epitomize the generalists, since the same species..can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, adapting to almost every major habitat type. 2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma Introd. 4 Being a generalist is of course a great boon as well as a challenge; it is what allows humans to successfully inhabit virtually every terrestrial environment. B. adj. †1. Painting. That portrays the typical or general characteristics of objects. Cf. generalize v. 6b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles plangent1666 dry1695 sticky1753 flat1755 spotty1798 touchy1809 definitive1815 edgy1825 painty1827 scratchy1827 unideal1838 tinglish1855 generalist1858 tinny1877 Christmas-cardy1883 tinty1883 surfacy1887 chocolate box1892 chocolate-boxy1894 Christmas card1895 juicy1897 candy box1898 pastose1901 busy1909 pompier1914 posterish1914 painterly1932 X-ray1940 illusional1942 all-over1948 figurative1960 hard-edge1961 1858 J. Ruskin in Witness 27 Mar. 3/1 The modern pictures of the generalist school..have nothing else but faults: they are not pictures at all, but pure daubs and perfect blunders. 2. General, broad; non-specialist. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > not specialist or technical miscellaneous1711 untechnicala1832 non-specialist1888 generalist1954 1954 Jrnl. Politics 16 251 He fears a generalist approach would be less successful in specialized fields than is the present intensive segmented approach. 1971 Physics Bull. Apr. 231/2 Scheme for an initial two year generalist course for the majority of students backed up by specialist courses for the further studies of the few. 1984 S. Landau Dictionaries vi. 253 The generalist approach..has long been modified in America by the introduction of special editors assigned to special tasks. 2004 M. A. Coombs Power & Confl. Doctors & Nurses i. 6 Generalist intensive care units have since evolved into specialist units including..cardiac and cardiothoracic, renal, neurological, and paediatric intensive care units. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1606
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