generalized

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generalized — 形容詞

  • generalizedpositive
  • more generalizedcomparative
  • most generalizedsuperlative

1. affecting a broad range of individuals, locations, or situations all at once — f

1.形容詞B2
釋義

廣泛的

涉及多數人、地方或事物的

affecting a broad range of individuals, locations, or situations all at once — for instance, a shared sense of unease throughout a neighbourhood, or a condition that appears across many regions instead of in one place.

例句

After the floods, a generalized feeling of uncertainty spread through the farming communities.

洪水過後，一股廣泛的不確定感在農業社區中蔓延。

generalized + feeling / uncertainty as typical collocations

Ada reported a generalized need for clean drinking water across the entire region.

Ada 回報說整個地區普遍需要乾淨的飲用水。

常見搭配
  • generalized anxiety
  • generalized fear
  • generalized weakness
  • generalized sense of
  • generalized need for
  • generalized decline in
  • generalized improvement in
同義詞
  • widespread

    more common and neutral; focuses on geographic or population reach

  • pervasive

    more formal; suggests something spreads thoroughly and is hard to escape

  • universal

    implies everyone or everything is included, stronger than generalized

反義詞
  • localized

    confined to a specific place or group

  • specific

    limited to a particular case rather than a broad range

文法句型

generalized + noun (attributive)

be + generalized (predicative)

用法筆記

Common in social, environmental, and medical contexts to describe conditions or feelings that affect a wide population or area rather than one individual or spot. The object noun is typically abstract (fear, concern, need, decline, improvement).

常見錯誤

There was a general feeling of anxiety.' (when meaning widespread)
There was a generalized feeling of anxiety.
'general' means ordinary or typical; 'generalized' emphasizes that a condition has spread across many people or places.
The earthquake caused generalized damage to one house.
The earthquake caused generalized damage across the city.
'generalized' implies wide coverage, not limited to one location.

2. not having a detailed or exact focus; applying broadly without specifying indivi

2.形容詞C1
釋義

籠統的

不具體、不詳細的

not having a detailed or exact focus; applying broadly without specifying individual cases or evidence — for example, a generalized statement that lacks concrete data, or a training course that does not address specific problems.

例句

The teacher told Liang that his essay was too generalized and needed more specific examples.

老師告訴 Liang，他的作文太籠統了，需要更多具體的例子。

too generalized + specific (contrast pattern)

Defne's symptoms were too generalized for the doctor to make a clear diagnosis.

Defne 的症狀太過籠統，醫生無法做出明確的診斷。

常見搭配
  • generalized statement
  • generalized description
  • generalized approach
  • generalized answer
  • generalized criticism
  • generalized plan
  • generalized training
同義詞
  • vague

    more negative; suggests the lack of detail is a flaw

  • broad

    more neutral; can be positive or negative depending on context

  • unspecific

    direct synonym; slightly less common in everyday use

反義詞
  • detailed

    full of specific information or examples

  • precise

    exact and clearly defined

  • specific

    relating to one particular thing rather than a broad category

文法句型

generalized + noun (statement, description, plan)

too + generalized + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Frequently used in evaluative or critical contexts — describing writing, speech, analysis, training, or feedback that lacks the precision needed to be helpful. Often appears in the pattern 'too generalized to + verb'.

常見錯誤

The instructions were very generalized and very detailed.
The instructions were very generalized and lacked detail.
'generalized' and 'detailed' are opposites; they cannot describe the same thing at the same time.
She gave a generalized answer that explained each step carefully.
She gave a generalized answer that skipped the important details.
a generalized answer is broad, not careful or step-by-step.

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • highly generalized
  • broadly generalized
  • merely generalized
  • too generalized

介系詞搭配

  • generalized across
  • generalized throughout
  • generalized in
  • generalized among