generation 词态变化
复数: generations;
generation 中文词源
generation 代，一代人来自generate, 产生，生育。
generation 英文词源
- generation (n.)
- early 14c., "body of individuals born about the same period" (historically 30 years but in other uses as few as 17), on the notion of "descendants at the same stage in the line of descent," from Old French generacion "race, people, species; progeny, offspring; act of procreating" (12c., Modern French génération) and directly from Latin generationem (nominative generatio) "generating, generation," noun of action from past participle stem of generare "bring forth, beget, produce," from genus "race, kind" (see genus).
From late 14c. as "act or process of procreation; process of being formed; state of being procreated; reproduction; sexual intercourse;" also "that which is produced, fruit, crop; children; descendants, offspring of the same parent." Generation gap first recorded 1967; generation x is 1991, by author Douglas Coupland (b.1961) in the book of that name; generation y attested by 1994. Adjectival phrase first-generation, second-generation, etc. with reference to U.S. immigrant families is from 1896. Related: Generational.
generation 英文释义
- 1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
- 2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
- 3. the normal time between successive generations;
- "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
- 4. a stage of technological development or innovation;
- "the third generation of computers"
- 5. a coming into being
- 6. the production of heat or electricity;
- "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
- 7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
generation 双语例句
- 1. A new generation of scientists became fascinated by dinosaurs.
- 新一代科学家对恐龙研究着了迷。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. First-generation Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity.
- 第一代美国人认为美国是一个充满了机遇的国度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more.
- 这将是欧洲在未来二三十年或者更长的时间里所要面临的挑战。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.
- 福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Manufacturers are working on a new generation of cheaper digital radios.
- 制造商正在研制价格更便宜的新一代数字收音机。
来自柯林斯例句
generation 实用场景例句
- methods of income generation
- 产生收益的方法
牛津词典
- the generation of electricity
- 发电
牛津词典
- a new generation of vehicle
- 新一代交通运输工具
牛津词典
- fifth-generation computing
- 第五代计算机技术
牛津词典
- She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates.
- 她激励了整整一届时装学校的毕业生。
牛津词典
- a first-/second-generation American (= a person whose family has lived in America for one/two generations)
- 第一 / 第二代美国人（家人在美国居住了一、二代者）
牛津词典
- the younger/older generation
- 年轻的一代；老一辈
牛津词典
- My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.
- 我这一代人在成长过程中没有经历过世界大战。
牛津词典
- I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.
- 我常常想：后代将怎样评价我们所作出的努力。
牛津词典
- a generation ago
- 一代人以前
牛津词典
- My family have lived in this house for generations .
- 我家祖祖辈辈都住在这房子里。
牛津词典
- stories passed down from generation to generation
- 世代相传的故事
牛津词典
- ...the younger generation of Party members...
- 年轻一代的党员
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
- 长期以来，戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers.
- 就在不到一代人的时间里，坐飞机已经成了很多旅行者的出行方式。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers.
- 新一代的IBM/苹果电脑
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...second generation Asians in Britain...
- 英国的第二代亚洲移民
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She is a first generation American.
- 她是第一代美国移民。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
- 日本宣布了大幅增加核能发电的计划。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- But while at five foot ten there are thirty men for every woman.
- 而是五英尺高度中,有一个女人就有三十个男人.
期刊摘选
- As generation gap exists, we must bear in mind that the younger people might not like that idea.
- 因为有代沟的存在, 所以我们必须记住,年轻人可能不喜欢这个想法.
《简明英汉词典》
- The British nation has not risen up in a generation.
- 英国民族并非在一代时期崛起.
《简明英汉词典》
- Do you want to bridge the generation gap?
- 你想弥合代沟 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- Steam and water power are used for the generation of electricity.
- 蒸汽和水力可用来发电.
《简明英汉词典》
- The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.
- 这故事在村民中世代相传.
《简明英汉词典》
- He belongs to my father's generation.
- 他比我长一辈.
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