单词 | overgeneralize |
释义 | overgeneralizeverb over·gen·er·al·ize ˌō-vər-ˈje-nə-rə-ˌlīz -ˈjen-rə- overgeneralized; overgeneralizing : to generalize excessively: such as a intransitive : to make excessively vague or general statements about something or someone Of course, I am guilty here of grossly overgeneralizing, of caricaturing. Peter Oliver b transitive + intransitive : to generalize to the point of inaccuracy : to extrapolate a general theory, rule, etc. from too few facts or particulars overgeneralizes from the results of a limited study Since the needs of a low vision person and of a blind person can be very different, it is important not to overgeneralize the nature of visual impairment. Roberto Manduchi and James Coughlan c intransitive : to apply a rule of language too broadly At a certain stage of language growth, children characteristically overgeneralize: They say sleeped instead of slept, brang (on the analogy of sang) instead of brought, and so forth. Noam Chomsky overgeneralization ˌō-vər-ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun -ˌje-nə- plural overgeneralizations … indulge in overgeneralization from fuzzy facts, or when facts are missing. Hy Ruchlis … stereotypical overgeneralizations about the sexes … Nadine Taub and Elizabeth M. Schneider |
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