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单词 generalize
释义
generalize
(enrəlaɪz )
Word forms: generalizes , generalizing , generalized regional note:   in BRIT, also use generalise
1. verb
If you generalize, you say something that seems to be true in most situations or for most people, but that may not be completely true in all cases.
'In my day, children were a lot better behaved.'—'It's not true, you're generalizing.' [VERB]
It's hard to generalize about Cole Porter because he wrote so many great songs that were so varied. [VERB preposition]
2. verb
If you generalize something such as an idea, you apply it more widely than its original context, as if it was true in many other situations.
A child first labels the household pet cat as a 'cat' and then generalises this label to other animals that look like it. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB noun]
Translations:
Chinese: 概括
Japanese: 法則化する
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