| 释义 |
generation gapn.informal, hackneyed phrase The difference in social values, philosophies, and manners between children and their parents, teachers and relatives which causes a lack of understanding between them and frequently leads to violent confrontations. 〖非正式〗〖陈词滥调〗代沟。◆ My daughter is twenty and I am forty, but we have no generation gap in our family.我女儿20岁，我40岁，但我们家里没有代沟。 |