英和和英

語源

From general +‎ -ize.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəˌlaɪz/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/, [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯z]

動詞

generalize (third-person singular simple present generalizes, present participle generalizing, simple past and past participle generalized)

1. To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
2. To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
   • 1795, William Nicholson, A Dictionary of Chemistry:

     Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air.

3. To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
4. To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
   • August 24, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Truth and Maxims:

     A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.

同意語

• (speak in generalities): See also Thesaurus:generalize

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “speak in generalities”): See also Thesaurus:specify
• (antonym(s) of “infer from specific cases”): specialize, instantiate

派生語

関連する語

• general