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

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 概括；概述；总述
  Ageneralityis 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 一般性；普遍性；笼统
  Thegeneralityof 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。
• QUANT 主体；大多数
  If someone refers tothe generality ofa 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
  我们泛泛地思考，却在细节中生活。
• He's fond of dealing in generalities.
  他老是喜欢搞些抽象的概念。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。