词组 | generalization |
释义 | generalization also generalisation BrE /ˌdʒenərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun a statement about all the members of a group that may be true in some or many situations, but is not true in every caseadjectivesa broad generalization (=one that is only partly true and not true in every case) As a broad generalization, you can say that people who go to good universities tend to get better jobs.a sweeping/gross generalization (=one that is very exaggerated and obviously untrue) The article makes a number of sweeping generalizations about the attitudes of young people.a dangerous generalization It’s a dangerous generalization to say that change is always a good thing.verbsmake a generalization People are always making generalizations about what men and women are like.prepositionsa generalization about sth It’s best to avoid making generalizations about people from different cultures.phrasesa generalization is based on sth None of these generalizations is based on good evidence. |
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