单词 | generic |
释义 | generic —generically, adv. —genericalness, n. /jeuh ner"ik/, adj. Also, generical. 1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology. 3. (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun. 4. not protected by trademark registration: "Cola" and "shuttle" are generic terms. n. 5. a generic term. 6. any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand. 7. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal). [1670-80; < L gener- (see GENDER1) + -IC] Syn. 4. general, nonproprietary, unrestricted. |
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