| 单词 | generalization |
| 释义 | generalizationgeneralization /ˌdʒɛnərələˈzeɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 1[countable] a statement that may be true in some or many situations but is not true all of the time: generalization about You can’t make generalizations about all teenagers. It’s a gross generalization to say that all politicians are corrupt (=a generalization that is too extreme to be true).2[uncountable] the act of making a general statement or forming a general opinion about many people or things without thinking about all the details: The students’ different backgrounds make generalization difficult.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a generalization People are always making generalizations about what men and women are like.adjectivesa broad generalization (=one that is only partly true and not true in every case) As a broad generalization, you can say that people who go to good colleges tend to get better jobs.a sweeping/gross generalization (=one that is very extreme and obviously untrue) The article makes a number of sweeping generalizations about the attitudes of young people.a dangerous generalization It’s a dangerous generalization to say that change is always a good thing.an easy/facile generalization (=one that does not pay attention to the many situations when it is not true) Saying that old people are not as sharp mentally is an easy generalization that is clearly untrue. |
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