generational

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generational — adjective

  • generationalpositive
  • more generationalcomparative
  • most generationalsuperlative

1. describing something that affects, divides, or is shared by people of one age gr

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing something that affects, divides, or is shared by people of one age group or by people of different age groups within a family or society

例句

Reuben argued with his grandmother about climate change, and the generational gap between them was clear.

generational gap / generational divide

The family bakery has been passed down through four generational shifts since 1902.

attributive use: generational + noun

同義詞
  • intergenerational

    more formal; emphasises something happening between two or more generations

  • hereditary

    narrower; biological or family inheritance only

  • ancestral

    looks back through many past generations; more emotive

文法句型

generational + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun (generational gap, generational wealth, generational trauma); rarely follows 'be'. Often signals an inherited or shared trait across parents and children, or a divide separating two age cohorts.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is very generational.
✅There is a generational gap between my grandfather and me.
💡'generational' describes a thing shared or divided across ages, not a person's character.