broad-brush

/ˌbrɔːd ˈbrʌʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌbrɑːd ˈbrʌʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌbrɔːd ˈbrʌʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrȯd-ˌbrəsh/ (ame, mw)

broad-brush — noun

1. a way of judging or describing people or things very generally, so smaller diffe

1.名詞C1
釋義

a way of judging or describing people or things very generally, so smaller differences are left out.

例句

The survey paints village teenagers with a broad brush and ignores their different goals.

paint someone with a broad brush

One school rule painted every noisy boy with the same broad brush.

with the same broad brush

同義詞
  • generalization

    broader and more neutral; it does not always suggest unfair grouping

  • overview

    often neutral and useful for summaries, without the critical tone

  • oversimplification

    stronger and more critical, stressing that important complexity was lost

反義詞

文法句型

paint + someone/something + with a broad brush

use a broad brush when describing [group/topic]

用法筆記

Most often appears in phrases such as paint someone with a broad brush. It usually suggests unfair grouping because important differences are not being noticed.

常見錯誤

❌The report studies each town with a broad brush.
✅The report paints each town with a broad brush.
💡This noun is most natural in phrases about describing or judging groups too generally.
❌Her article gives a broad brush of every number and date.
✅Her article gives a broad brush of the main events.
💡A broad brush gives the main outline, not a list of fine details.

broad-brush — adjective