done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group 普遍的；全体的；全世界的；共同的 Such problems are a universal feature of old age. 这类问题是老年人的通病。 Agreement on this issue is almost universal. 这个问题几乎取得全体一致的意见。 universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote) 普选权
Extra ExamplesThere was universal disgust at what he had done. 人们普遍对他的所作所为感到厌恶。 The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon. 犯罪的增加已经成为一种普遍现象。 These practices remain universal among the islanders. 这些依然是岛上居民惯常的做法。 The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system. 该党想推行全民医疗保健制度。 A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies. 代表大会几乎是现代民主的普遍特征。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
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- 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；广泛适用的 universal facts about human nature 人性的普遍现象
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).