| 单词 | generic |
| 释义 | generic (once / 1750 pages) adjn Generic refers to the members of a whole class of things — like "tissue," a generic word for any soft, thin piece of paper that's good for wiping runny noses. A generic product, whether it's a tire or donut or drug, is typical of all other products like it. There's nothing distinctive or unique about it. A generic fan looks and acts just like dozens of other fans — it doesn't spin backwards or send out sparks. Generic aspirin doesn't have a trademark, like Bayer or St. Joseph: it's just plain aspirin. WORD FAMILYgeneric: generically, generics USAGE EXAMPLESManufacturers pay states a 23.1 percent rebate on brand-name drugs compared to 13 percent for generics. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Unlike the FDA, the EMA includes generic drugs in its list. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) The price of Mutual’s generic antibiotic doxycycline soared more than 4,700% in the past five years, the report said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj applicable to an entire class or group is there a generic Asian mind? Syn general applying to all or most members of a category or group 2adj relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus the generic name 3adj (of drugs) not protected by trademark `Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol' Syn nonproprietary not protected by trademark or patent or copyright 4n any product that can be sold without a brand name Hypo|Hyper generic drug when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees merchandise, product, ware commodities offered for sale 5n a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape Syn|Ant|Hyper generic wine varietal, varietal wine a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape vino, wine fermented juice (of grapes especially) |
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