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。

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。

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.