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

• 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。
• 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？
• His speech was superficial and full of generalities.
  他的发言内容浮泛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I wish you would come down from generalities to particulars.
  我希望你别谈大概而谈细节。
• 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。
• 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。