overgeneralize

IPA/ˌəʊvəˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
IPA/ˌəʊvərˈdʒenrəlaɪz/

overgeneralize — 動詞

  • overgeneralizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overgeneralizeshe / she / it
  • overgeneralizedpast simple
  • overgeneralizing-ing form

1. to treat something as true for every member of a group after seeing only a few e

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

過度概括

用太少例子做出太大範圍的結論

to treat something as true for every member of a group after seeing only a few examples, so the resulting claim ends up too wide to fit reality.

例句

Paloma warned her students not to overgeneralize about a whole country after a two-week visit.

Paloma 提醒學生，不要只因為去了兩個星期，就對整個國家以偏概全。

overgeneralize about + noun group

Reporters often overgeneralize from a handful of interviews and miss the wider picture.

記者常常只憑幾次訪談就過度概括，因而錯失了更全面的樣貌。

overgeneralize from + small sample

常見搭配
  • overgeneralize about
  • overgeneralize from
  • tend to overgeneralize
  • avoid overgeneralizing
  • be careful not to overgeneralize
同義詞
  • stereotype

    stronger and more negative; carries the idea of a fixed social label, not just a hasty claim

  • oversimplify

    blurs detail rather than spreading a claim too widely; can apply to ideas as well as groups

  • generalize

    neutral parent verb — making a wider claim from particular cases; only becomes 'overgeneralize' when the move is unfair or unsupported

反義詞
  • specify

    name the exact case or group instead of speaking broadly

  • qualify

    add limits to a claim so it is not stretched too far

文法句型

overgeneralize about + noun

overgeneralize from + small set of cases

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person who is making a claim or judgement; object, if any, is the group or category being described. The verb almost always carries a negative tone — the speaker thinks the claim is unfair or wrong.

常見錯誤

Do not overgeneralize this rule for the whole school.
Do not overgeneralize about the whole school based on this rule.
the broad group goes after 'about', not as a direct object you act on.
I overgeneralized her.
I overgeneralized about her group.
the verb describes a too-wide claim, not an action done to one person.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a group
  • a population
  • a culture
  • a sample
  • a study

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • tend to overgeneralize
  • be careful not to overgeneralize
  • avoid overgeneralizing from limited data

介系詞搭配