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

• We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
  我们泛泛地思考，却在细节中生活。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He didn't answer but went on talking generalities.
  他不作回答，只是继续泛泛而谈。
• 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。
• 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。
• I wish you would come down from generalities to particulars.
  我希望你别谈大概而谈细节。