研究社 新英和中辞典

general

音節gen・er・al 発音記号/dʒén(ə)rəl/

【形容詞】

(more general; most general)

1 (比較なし)

a (特殊でなく)一般の，全般の，普遍的な (⇔special，→particular).

用例

⇒general agent. a general attack 総攻撃. a general catalog 総目録. a general manager 総支配人. a general meeting [council] 総会. ⇒general strike. a general war 全面戦争.

b 全身の.

用例

general anesthesia 全身麻酔. general paralysis 全身まひ.

2 (比較なし) (特定の部門に限らない)一般的な; 雑多な (⇔special).

用例

general affairs 庶務, 総務. a general clerk 庶務係. general culture course 一般教養課程. a general magazine 総合雑誌. for the general reader (専門家でない)一般読者に.

3 (詳細でなく)概括的な，大体の，概略の (⇔specific).

用例

a general outline 概要. general principles 原則. general rules 総則. in general terms 概括的な言葉で, 漠然と. I'll give you a general idea of it. 大体のことをお話ししましょう.

4 (比較なし) 世間一般の，社会の大部分に共通する，普通の.

用例

a general custom 世間一般の慣習. a general opinion 一般的な見解. the general public 一般社会[大衆], 公衆. general welfare 公共の福祉. a matter of general interest 一般の人が関心をもつ事柄. a word in general use 広く一般に使用される語. work for the general good 公益のために働く.

5 a 【限定用法の形容詞】 (比較なし) 将官級の.

用例

a general officer (陸軍・空軍・海兵隊の)将官.

b [官職名の後ろにつけて] 総…，…長(官).

用例

a governor general 総督. ⇒Attorney General, Postmaster General, secretary‐general.

形容詞としての「general」のイディオムやフレーズ

as a géneral rúle

in a géneral wáy

【名詞】【可算名詞】

1 a [呼び掛けにも用いて] 【米陸空軍・海兵隊・英陸軍】 大将; 将軍 《略 gen., Gen.; ★【解説】 米国では将官の位階は星の数で示すので，俗には准将・少将・中将・大将・元帥の 5 階級をそれぞれ a one‐star [two‐star，three‐star，four‐star，five‐star] general [admiral]という》.

用例

⇒major general, lieutenant general. a full general [特に他の将官と区別する場合に用いて] 陸軍大将. a General of the Army 《主に米国で用いられる》 陸軍元帥. a General of the Air Force 《主に米国で用いられる》 空軍元帥. General Grant グラント将軍.

b [通例修飾語を伴って] (…な)戦略[戦術]家.

用例

a good [bad] general すぐれた[へぼ]軍師.

2 a 【キリスト教】 (修道会の)総会長.

b (救世軍の)大将.

可算名詞としての「general」のイディオムやフレーズ

cáviar to the géneral

in géneral

［ラテン語「ある種類(全体)の」の意; 【名詞】 generality，【動詞】 generalize］

軍事のほかの用語一覧

米陸軍：	staff sergeant  warrant officer
米陸空軍：	first lieutenant  general  lieutenant colonel  lieutenant general  major general

>>米陸空軍カテゴリの他の用語

斎藤和英大辞典

general

将帥；漠然たる；将軍；全般；一将；大まか；総；大体；通例；将星；大将；普通；総括；全体；将

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General

諸人向き；一般

研究社 英和コンピューター用語辞典

general

―【形容詞】

一般的な.

経済のにほんご

general

経済一般

マイクロソフト用語集

General

対訳 概要

解説

The tab that presents the most basic information about an entity/record type or instance/record in the system.

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General

対訳 一般対象

解説

A game rating symbol developed by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).

コンピューター用語辞典

general

【形容詞】

一般的; 汎用

機械工学英和和英辞典

general

一般

和英河川・水資源用語集

general

一般項目

JST科学技術用語日英対訳辞書

general

元帥; 全般; 将軍; 将官; ジェネラル; 将星; ゼネラル; 大将

英和医学用語集

general

全身(性)、一般、広汎(性)

英和病理所見用語集

General

全身の

ライフサイエンス辞書

general

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一般の, 一般的な, 通常の, 普遍的な, (疾患)
全般の, 全身の

関連語

common, commonly, conventional, generally, generic, generically, in general, normal, normally, ordinarily, ordinary, popular, prevailing, regular, systemic, total body, universal, universally, usual, usually, whole body, whole-body

用例

in general [通常，一般に]

The role of complement in antibody therapy of cancer is in general poorly understood. (Cancer Res)

In general, patients are not given information about the results of trials in which they have participated. (Lancet)

In general, statistical adjustments for multiplicity provide crude answers to an irrelevant question. (Lancet)

In general, one well-selected control group is better than two or more. (Lancet)

generalの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

general

【動詞】

1

将軍として命令する

(command as a general)

We are generaled by an incompetent! 私たちは無能な将校に命令されている！

【形容詞】

1

一般社会に広まること、または一般社会に共通している

(prevailing among and common to the general public)

the general discontent 一般的な不満

2

世界的な範囲または適用性の

(of worldwide scope or applicability)

3

物に対して1つの分類に専門化されない、または制限されない

(not specialized or limited to one class of things)

general studies 一般科目 general knowledge 一般的な知識

4

カテゴリやグループのすべてかほとんどの構成要素に適用するさま

(applying to all or most members of a category or group)

the general public 一般大衆 general assistance 一般扶助制度 a general rule 大まかな規則 in general terms 概括的な言葉で、大まかに言えば、一般論として、あいまいな言葉で comprehensible to the general reader 一般的な読者にとって、分かりやすい

5

全身に影響を及ぼすさま

(affecting the entire body)

a general anesthetic 全身麻酔 general symptoms 全身症状

6

いくらか明確でない

(somewhat indefinite)

bearing a general resemblance to the original オリジナルと全般的に類似しているものを作り出す a general description of the merchandise 商品の概説

【名詞】

1

（細部と対照的に）全体に関する事実

(a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular))

he discussed the general but neglected the particular 彼は全体について言及したが細部は無視した

2

最高位の将官

(a general officer of the highest rank)

3

修道会または信徒団の上部

(the head of a religious order or congregation)

>>「general」に関する類語一覧

EDR日英対訳辞書

general

粗鬆だ；大掴みだ；疎鬆だ；大掴だ；軍司令官；拙速だ；粗っぽい

日英・英日専門用語辞書

general

一般の

クロスランゲージ 37分野専門語辞書

general

全体的な; 一般; 無記名の; 全般的な; 普通; 一般的な; 全般

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General

ジェネラルダンテ; ソードマスター; ジェネラル; キャプテン

Weblio英和対訳辞書

general

将官, 通常, 原則的, 不定称, 司令官, 将軍, 全般, ジェネラル, 一将, 概念的, 総, 大体, 一般, 大将, 普通, ゼネラル, 陸将, 全般的, 軍門, 将, 一般的, 一般向き, 空将, 全面的

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general

全体の, 一般の, たいがいの, 〈一般の〉・大体の, 全面的な, 通例の, 全般の, たいていの, 普通の, 〈普通の〉・一通りの

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general

常識的知識

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general

ゼネラル

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Wiktionary英語版

general

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/04/06 19:19 UTC 版)

別の表記

• generall (chiefly 古風な用法)

語源

From Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”).

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈdʒɛnɹəl/, SAMPA: /"dZEnr@l/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl/, SAMPA: /"dZEn@r@l/
• ハイフネーション: gen‧er‧al

形容詞

general (comparative more general, superlative most general)

1. Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.]
   • 1842, Douglas Jerrold, "Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’", Cakes and Ale:

     "Among us!" was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair.

   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:

     Undoubtedly the age of the Antonines was much better than any later age until the Renaissance, from the point of view of the general happiness.

   • 2006, Ruth Sutherland, "Invite public to the private equity party", The Observer, 15 Oct 06:

     One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.

2. Applied to a person (as a postmodifier または a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
   • 1865, Edward Cust, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, p. 527:

     For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General.

   • 2002, James Turner, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, p. 122:

     He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his "standard" over a female army [...].

3. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, IX:

     ‘I can't quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species [...].’

   • 2008, John Patterson, "Home movies", The Guardian, 20 Dec 08:

     The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.

4. Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. [from 14th c.]
   • 1924, Time, 17 Mar 1924:

     M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace.

   • 2009, Douglas P Zipes, Saturday Evening Post, vol. 281:1, p. 20:

     Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart - in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).

5. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, X:

     As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature.

   • 2006, Kevin Nance, "Ghosts of the White City", Chicago Sun-Times, 16 Jul 06:

     The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important -- "the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War," as Harper's put it that October -- but that feels too general.

   • 2008, Robert P Maloney, "The Quiet Carpenter", America, vol. 199:19, p. 18:

     Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.

6. Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. [from 16th c.]
   • 1947, "Russian Catechism", Time, 20 Oct 1947:

     Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors.

   • 2007, Alan Cheuse, "A Little Death", Southern Review, vol. 43:3, p. 692:

     His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer [...].

反意語

• particular
• specific

派生語

• generality
• generally
• generalisation, generalization
• generalise, generalize
• general anaesthetic
• general knowledge
• in general

関連する語

• universal

名詞

general (複数形 generals)

1. Commander of an army.

   Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.

2. (military) A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.
3. (military) a commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, above lieutenant general and below field marshal.
4. (military) a commissioned general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force superior to a lieutenant general. A general is equal in rank or grade to a four star admiral. In the US Army, a general is junior to a general of the army. In the US Marine Corps, a general is the highest rank of commissioned officer. In the US Air Force, a general is junior to a general of the air force.
5. Short for general anaesthetic or general anaesthetia.

派生語

• brigadier general
• colonel general
• lieutenant general
• major general

使用する際の注意点

When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

Example: General John Doe.

The rank corresponds to pay grade O-10. Abbreviations: GEN.

参考

• hetman

統計情報

• Most common English words before 1923: why · women · cried · #355: general · king · nature · answered

アナグラム

• enlarge, gleaner