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affecting all or most people, places or things 全體的；普遍的；總的 books of general interest (= of interest to most people) 普遍感興趣的書籍 The general feeling was one of relief. 總的感覺是如釋重負。 The general opinion is that the conference was a success. 普遍認爲這次會議是成功的。 There is general agreement on that point. 在這一點上有普遍的一致意見。 The general trend has been a slow decline in output. 總的趨勢是産量緩慢下降。 The bad weather has been fairly general (= has affected most areas). 壞天氣影響到的範圍相當大。
Extra ExamplesThe general consensus was that the scheme was too expensive. 普遍的共識是這個計劃太昂貴了。 A general sense of unease settled over the city. 一種普遍的不安感籠罩着這座城市。 There was a general amnesty for crimes committed during the civil war. 内戰期間犯下的罪行得到了大赦。 There was a general lack of adequate training. 普遍缺乏足夠的培訓。
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normal; usual 正常的；一般的；常規的 There is one exception to this general principle. 這個一般性原則有一例外。 As a general rule (= usually) he did what he could to be helpful. 一般情況下他都盡力給予幫助。 This opinion is common among the general population (= ordinary people). 這是人們普遍的看法。
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including the most important aspects of something; not exact or detailed 概括性的；大體的；籠統的 - the general direction/area
approximately, but not exactly, the direction/area mentioned 大致的，大概的（方向或地區） -
not limited to a particular subject, use or activity 非專門的；一般性的；普通的 a general hospital 綜合醫院 general education 普通教育 We shall keep the discussion fairly general. 我們會保持相當廣泛的討論。
not limited to one part or aspect of a person or thing 整體的；全身的；全面的 - [only before noun] (also General [after noun])
highest in rank; chief 首席的；總管的 the general manager 總經理 the Inspector General of Police 警察總監
affecting all涉及全部
usual通常
not exact籠統
not limited未限定
highest in rank最高級别
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin generalis, from genus, gener- ‘class, race, kind’. The noun primarily denotes a person having overall authority: the sense ‘army commander’ is an abbreviation of captain general, from French capitaine général ‘commander-in-chief’.
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in general
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usually; mainly 通常；大體上 Language Bank conclusionconclusionSumming up an argument 總結論點 In conclusion, the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people’s perception of crime. 綜上所述，本研究爲人們對犯罪活動的認識問題提供了有益的見解。
On the basis of this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime. 根據這項研究，可以得出結論，新的街道照明的引入並沒有減少報告的犯罪。
To sum up, no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime. 總而言之，沒有證據表明街道照明的改進能使犯罪案件報案數量減少。
The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime. 現有證據顯然可以得出這一結論：公衆對犯罪活動的認識確實受到媒體的影響。
The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting. 本研究可以得出的一個主要結論是：公衆對犯罪活動的認識受到犯罪新聞報道的很大影響。
This study has shown that people’s fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself. 本研究表明，人們對犯罪活動的恐懼與犯罪活動本身並不相稱。
Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows. First… 對犯罪活動的恐懼與實際犯罪水平並不相稱，其原因可歸結爲以下幾點。第一，…
Overall/In general, women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark. 一般情況下，天黑後獨自行走，女人比男人更容易感到不安全。
Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’ “通常” 的表達方式 Women generally earn less than men. 女人通常比男人掙錢少。
Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men. 一般來說，傳統上由婦女幹的工作比傳統上由男人幹的工作報酬低。
In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men. 總的說來，女人不如男人掙錢多。
Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women. 有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如護理和保潔。
Senior management posts are predominantly held by men. 高層管理職位大多由男性擔任。
Most senior management posts tend to be held by men. 大多數高層管理職位通常由男性擔任。
Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men. 女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs. 經濟和社會因素在很大程度上導致女性集中於低報酬工作。
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as a whole 總的說來；從總體上看