done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group 普遍的；全體的；全世界的；共同的 Such problems are a universal feature of old age. 這類問題是老年人的通病。 Agreement on this issue is almost universal. 這個問題幾乎取得全體一致的意見。 universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote) 普選權
Extra ExamplesThere was universal disgust at what he had done. 人們普遍對他的所作所爲感到厭惡。 The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon. 犯罪的增加已經成爲一種普遍現象。 These practices remain universal among the islanders. 這些依然是島上居民慣常的做法。 The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system. 該黨想推行全民醫療保健制度。 A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies. 代表大會幾乎是現代民主的普遍特征。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
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- among
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true or right at all times and in all places 普遍存在的；廣泛適用的 universal facts about human nature 人性的普遍現象
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
- among
- in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).