generalities

英 [ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪtiz] 美 [ˌdʒɛnəˈrælətiz]

n.  概述; 概论; 通则; 主体; 大多数; 大部分; 一般性; 普遍性; 笼统
generality的复数

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  1. N-COUNT 概括；概述；总述
    A generality is a general statement that covers a range of things, rather than being concerned with specific instances.
    1. I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples...
      我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。
    2. He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.
      他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 一般性；普遍性；笼统
    The generality of a statement or description is the fact that it is a general one, rather than a specific, detailed one.
    1. That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
      由于其笼统性，不难料想这种定义会存在问题。
  3. QUANT 主体；大多数
    If someone refers to the generality of a group of people, they mean the majority of that group.
    1. When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
      当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
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双语例句

  1. I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples
    我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。
  2. He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.
    他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
  3. We all know there's a lack of food in the world, but let's move on from generalities to the particular problems of feeding the people of this country.
    我们都知道全球都粮食短缺，但让我们从一般情况转到具体问题上来吧：怎样来喂饱这个国家的人民。
  4. His speech was superficial and full of generalities.
    他的发言内容浮泛。
  5. You would rather receive two specific compliments than twenty vague generalities.
    你宁可接受两次明确的赞许，胜过二十次含糊笼统的好评。
  6. Numbers and metrics speak louder than words. Vague generalities are the kryptonite of a resume.
    数字和指标比文字更有说服力，而笼统模糊的描述则是一份简历最大的软肋。
  7. It was an innocuous remark; confined himself to innocuous generalities; unobjectionable behavior.
    那是一个无伤大雅的评注；以不得罪人的原则约束自己；无伤大雅的行为。
  8. He spoke in generalities about "sustainable development" and making the city more ecologically friendly.
    并笼统地谈到了“可持续发展”以及使城市更加节能环保的问题。
  9. But if the letter provides only generalities ( e.g.," Her English is excellent "versus" Her term paper on X was the best in the class"), it is likely to have little effect.
    但是，如果推荐信只是给出泛泛的评价，其作用恐怕就微乎其微（请比较“她的英语很出色”与“她在某科的期末论文是班里最好的”，后者更为具体）。
  10. When we teach software engineering as a collection of generalities, students learn almost nothing about how to build real software.
    当我们把软件工程作为一种一般性概念的集合来讲授的时候，学生们就会对如何建造真正的软件感到一无所获。
  11. Don't give me generalities, like she couldn't learn.
    别给我打马虎眼，象她是不会有进步的。
  12. I wish you would come down from generalities to particulars.
    我希望你别谈大概而谈细节。
  13. However, Due to the feature of complexity and diversity, it is difficult to apply Foucault's view of power to a specific research, which was easily trapped in a talk in generalities and mystery.
    但是由于福柯的权力观具有相当的复杂性与广泛性，因此将其应用到具体的研究当中难免会陷入泛泛而谈或者是不可理解的神秘境界中。
  14. Every aging-parent scenario is unique, and there are precious few generalities that apply.
    每个年迈的父母情况都是独特的，而有一些少数而珍贵的普遍性可以适应。
  15. His reply to the question was just a string of bland generalities.
    他对这问题的回答只是一连串空洞无物的泛泛之谈。
  16. One of the generalities most often noted about Americans is that we are a restless, a dissatisfied, a searching people.
    美利坚民族最常为人注意的通性之一就是它的不安分、不满足和不断的探索。
  17. Despite this diversity and the fact that certain organisms can grow at extremes of the pH scale, generalities can be made.
    纵然有差异而事实上有些生物是可以在极端的酸碱度范围上生长，仍可以得到一些归纳结果。
  18. If your time frame is too far off in the future, deadlines becomes generalities.
    如果你的时间表计划到了很久之后，那么完成限期也会变得很久远。
  19. Why do I speak in generalities when strangers ask me what I do for a living and then try to pin down what kind of books I write?
    为什么当异乡人问我对生活做了什么然后试着评价我的书的时候我只是笼统的解说呢？
  20. He focuses only on specifics, not large generalities.
    他只着重于具体的细节，而不是一般的大原则。
  21. In that context, the result of an eleven-month consultation – three pages of generalities – is disappointing.
    在这种背景下，为期11个月磋商所产生的结果三页纸的概括条文令人失望。
  22. He's fond of dealing in generalities.
    他老是喜欢搞些抽象的概念。
  23. Heating costs based on consumption; generalities, definitions.
    与消费有关的热量费用结算。总则。概念。
  24. He didn't answer but went on talking generalities.
    他不作回答，只是继续泛泛而谈。
  25. They will give you a better impression than my generalities.
    他们可以给你一个比我的笼统概括更清楚的印象。
  26. My hands were tied. I could not talk in specifics or generalities.
    我的手脚给束缚住了。我既不能具体地谈，也不能笼统地说。
  27. The President's speech was full of generalities.
    总统的讲话通篇空洞无物。
  28. We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
    我们泛泛地思考，却在细节中生活。
  29. After a few nervous generalities about the balmy mornings she began her story.
    就早晨清新宜人的天气紧张地寒暄过几句之后，她才开始了她的叙述。
  30. All customs have generalities and specialties, color as a part of nature can be a carrier of customs to some extent.
    各文化习俗都用它的共同性和特殊性，某种程度上来说，颜色可以成为习俗的载体。
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