universal

adjective

OPAL W

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/

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done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
- Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
- Agreement on this issue is almost universal.
- universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
Extra Examples
- There was universal disgust at what he had done.
- The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon.
- These practices remain universal among the islanders.
- The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system.
- A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
preposition
- among
- in
See full entry
true or right at all times and in all places
- universal facts about human nature
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
preposition
- among
- in
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).

单词	universal
释义	universal adjective OPAL W /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/ /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/ jump to other results done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group Such problems are a universal feature of old age. Agreement on this issue is almost universal. universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote) Extra Examples There was universal disgust at what he had done. The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon. These practices remain universal among the islanders. The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system. A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb truly by no means far from … preposition among in See full entry true or right at all times and in all places universal facts about human nature Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb truly by no means far from … preposition among in See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).
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