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generalizations

UK //ˌdʒen.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃənz//US //ˌdʒen.ər.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃənz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'generalis'(普遍的) + 后缀 '-ization'(表示过程或结果),17世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指从具体事例中总结出的普遍性结论或规律,可能忽略个别差异,常用于学术讨论或日常推理中。

“Stereotypes are harmful generalizations about groups of people.”

(刻板印象是对人群有害的概括性判断。)

“His argument was based on broad generalizations rather than specific data.”

(他的论点基于宽泛的概括而非具体数据。)

同义词:abstractions, stereotypes, universalizations

常见短语

hasty generalizations — 指未经充分验证就匆忙得出的普遍性结论,常导致逻辑谬误或错误判断。

“Assuming all politicians are corrupt is a classic example of hasty generalization.”

(认为所有政客都腐败是草率概括的典型例子。)