generic

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a. 属类的, 一般的 [计] 一般的

发音

US /dʒᵻˈnɛ.ɹɪk/
IN /ˈdʒɛnᵊ.rɪk/
IN /dʒᵻˈnɛ.rɪk/

词形变化

generics 复数 generics more generic 比较级 most generic 最高级

别名

generick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A product sold under a generic name.

  2. 2.

    A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.

  3. 3.

    A term that specifies neither male nor female.

    语言学
  4. 4.

    The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

    Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants.

  2. 2.

    Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.

  3. 3.

    Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.

    医学
  4. 4.

    Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.

    生物

    Holonym: familial

    Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific, specific

    There are scores of generic names within the order Decapoda, which includes many sea creatures that are called shrimp.

  5. 5.

    Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.

    语言学

    Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.

    This included criticism of the generic use of man to include men and women.

  6. 6.

    Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

    计算机 工程 数学
  7. 7.

    Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

    数学
  8. 8.

    Relating to genre.

  9. 9.

    Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.

    "That movie was so generic; it was so such a bore"

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

varietal

上位词 5

wine product merchandise ware vino
形容词

近义相关 2

general nonproprietary

相关短语

generic name [计] 属名 generic top-level domain generic names generic programming generic interval generic intervals generic element generic top-level domains generic class generic type generic function [计] 类函数, 广函数 generic classes generic functions generic elements

词源

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic; thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, general.

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