英语词汇“generation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gen•er•a•tion n.

the entire group of individuals born and living at about the same time:[countable]the postwar generation.
Sociology a group of individuals most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc.:[countable]referred to them as the "silent generation.''
[countable] the term of years accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
a stage of technological development or production:[countable]a new generation of computers.
[uncountable] the act or process of generating;
the state of being generated.

gen•er•a•tion•al, adj.

gen•er•a•tion n.

the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:the postwar generation.
the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
Sociologya group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc. Cf. Beat Generation, Lost Generation.
a group of individuals belonging to a specific category at the same time:Chaplin belonged to the generation of silent-screen stars.
a single step in natural descent, as of human beings, animals, or plants.
a form, type, class, etc., of objects existing at the same time and having many similarities or developed from a common model or ancestor:a new generation of computers.
the offspring of a certain parent or couple, considered as a step in natural descent.
the act or process of generating;
procreation.
the state of being generated.
production by natural or artificial processes;
evolution, as of heat or sound.
Developmental Biology[Biol.]
- one complete life cycle.
- one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase:the gametophyte generation.
Mathematicsthe production of a geometrical figure by the motion of another figure.
Physicsone of the successive sets of nuclei produced in a chain reaction.
Library Science, Printing(in duplicating processes, as photocopying, film, etc.) the distance in duplicating steps that a copy is from the original work.

Latin generātiōn- (stem of generātiō). See generate, -ion
Middle French
Middle English generacioun 1250–1300

gen′er•a′tion•al, adj.
gen′er•a′tion•al•ly, adv.

generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ n

the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring
a successive stage in natural descent of organisms: the time between when an organism comes into being and when it reproduces
the individuals produced at each stage
the normal or average time between two such generations of a species: about 35 years for humans
all the people of approximately the same age, esp when considered as sharing certain attitudes, etc
production of electricity, heat, etc
(modifier, in combination) belonging to a generation specified as having been born in or as having parents, grandparents, etc, born in a given country: a third-generation American
belonging to a specified stage of development in manufacture, usually implying improvement: a second-generation computer

单词	generation
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 gen•er•a•tion /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. the entire group of individuals born and living at about the same time:[countable]the postwar generation. Sociology a group of individuals most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc.:[countable]referred to them as the "silent generation.'' [countable] the term of years accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. a stage of technological development or production:[countable]a new generation of computers. [uncountable] the act or process of generating; the state of being generated. gen•er•a•tion•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gen•er•a•tion ( jen′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:the postwar generation. the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. Sociologya group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc. Cf. Beat Generation, Lost Generation. a group of individuals belonging to a specific category at the same time:Chaplin belonged to the generation of silent-screen stars. a single step in natural descent, as of human beings, animals, or plants. a form, type, class, etc., of objects existing at the same time and having many similarities or developed from a common model or ancestor:a new generation of computers. the offspring of a certain parent or couple, considered as a step in natural descent. the act or process of generating; procreation. the state of being generated. production by natural or artificial processes; evolution, as of heat or sound. Developmental Biology[Biol.] one complete life cycle. one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase:the gametophyte generation. Mathematicsthe production of a geometrical figure by the motion of another figure. Physicsone of the successive sets of nuclei produced in a chain reaction. Library Science, Printing(in duplicating processes, as photocopying, film, etc.) the distance in duplicating steps that a copy is from the original work. Latin generātiōn- (stem of generātiō). See generate, -ion Middle French Middle English generacioun 1250–1300 gen′er•a′tion•al, adj. gen′er•a′tion•al•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ n the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring a successive stage in natural descent of organisms: the time between when an organism comes into being and when it reproduces the individuals produced at each stage the normal or average time between two such generations of a species: about 35 years for humans all the people of approximately the same age, esp when considered as sharing certain attitudes, etc production of electricity, heat, etc (modifier, in combination) belonging to a generation specified as having been born in or as having parents, grandparents, etc, born in a given country: a third-generation American belonging to a specified stage of development in manufacture, usually implying improvement: a second-generation computer
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