generalize
verb(British English also generalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they generalize | |
| he / she / it generalizes | |
| past simple generalized | |
| past participle generalized | |
| -ing form generalizing |
- [intransitive] generalize (from something)
to use a particular set of facts or ideas in order to form an opinion that is considered relevant to a different situation 概括；歸納 It would be foolish to generalize from a single example. 僅從一個事例進行歸納的做法是愚蠢的。 We cannot generalize from these few examples. 僅從這幾個例子我們推斷不出什麽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
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- about
- from
- [intransitive] generalize (about something)
to make a general statement about something and not look at the details 籠統地講；概括地談論 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
- about
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- [transitive, often passive] (formal)
to apply a theory, idea, etc. to a wider group or situation than the original one 擴大…的運用；將…類推到（較大的範圍） - be generalized (to something)
These conclusions cannot be generalized to the whole country. 這些結論不能推及全國。 - generalize something (to something)
We are now in a position to generalize the lessons we have learnt. 我們現在可以總結我們所學到的教訓了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
- about
- from
- be generalized (to something)
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.