generic

adjective

/dʒəˈnerɪk/

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shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things; not specific一般的；普通的；通用的
- ‘Vine fruit’ is the generic term for currants and raisins.vine fruit 是有核和無核葡萄幹的通稱。
(of a product, especially a drug産品，尤指藥物) not using the name of the company that made it無廠家商標的；無商標的
- The doctor offered me a choice of a branded or a generic drug.醫生讓我選擇用有商標的還是沒有商標的藥物。
(disapproving) (of a film, song, story, etc.) lacking imagination and so not original一般：缺乏想象力，因此不是原創
- The movie was pretty boring, with a generic storyline and emotionless characters.這部電影很無聊，有一個普通的故事情節和沒有感情的角色。

Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.

noun

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a version of an existing product that is not made by a well-known company通用：不是知名公司生産的現有産品的版本
- Generics are copycat versions of brand-name prescription drugs.仿制藥是名牌處方藥的翻版。
- Generics are usually less expensive than the original brand.仿制藥通常比原品牌便宜。
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.