generalizableadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzəbl/,

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ʌɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈˌlaɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: see generalize v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generalize v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < generalize v. + -able suffix. Compare French généralisable (1845).

Capable of being generalized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > that generalizes > able to be generalized

generalizable1817

1817–25 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1980) I. 337 How much honester would it be to say, that Extreme Cases are ipso nomine not generalizable.

1886 A. W. Momerie Personality (ed. 3) Introd. 10 The facts..are practically interpretable by the method..of physics; or, as I should rather say, generalisable, for physics does not profess to interpret anything.

1933 Amer. Econ. Rev. 23 78 Smaller savings in terms of money may be much larger than usual in terms of physical measurement as well as of generalizable utility.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1183/1 Generalizable patterns of symbolic imagery of all kinds abound.

2001 E. F. Fern Adv. Focus Group Res. vi. 124 A frequently expressed concern about focus groups is that the results are not generalizable.

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

单词	generalizable
释义	generalizableadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzəbl/, /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈˌlaɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: see generalize v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generalize v., -able suffix. Etymology: < generalize v. + -able suffix. Compare French généralisable (1845). Capable of being generalized. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > that generalizes > able to be generalized generalizable1817 1817–25 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1980) I. 337 How much honester would it be to say, that Extreme Cases are ipso nomine not generalizable. 1886 A. W. Momerie Personality (ed. 3) Introd. 10 The facts..are practically interpretable by the method..of physics; or, as I should rather say, generalisable, for physics does not profess to interpret anything. 1933 Amer. Econ. Rev. 23 78 Smaller savings in terms of money may be much larger than usual in terms of physical measurement as well as of generalizable utility. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1183/1 Generalizable patterns of symbolic imagery of all kinds abound. 2001 E. F. Fern Adv. Focus Group Res. vi. 124 A frequently expressed concern about focus groups is that the results are not generalizable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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