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make a generalisation
It is unwise to make a generalisation based on only one example.
仅基于一个例子就做出概括是不明智的。
概括；一般化
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概括；一般化
The formation of general concepts or ideas from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
It is unwise to make a generalisation based on only one example.
仅基于一个例子就做出概括是不明智的。
通过抽象共同属性从具体实例形成一般概念的过程
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
从具体事实归纳出一般原理的推理。
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
It's a dangerous generalisation to assume all teenagers are lazy.
假设所有青少年都懒惰是一种危险的概括。
The scientist's generalisation from the data was later proven incorrect.
科学家从数据中得出的概括后来被证明是不正确的。
We must be careful not to make hasty generalisations about people from different cultures.
我们必须小心，不要对不同文化的人做出草率的概括。
It is unwise to make a generalisation based on only one example.
仅基于一个例子就做出概括是不明智的。
She offered a generalisation about human behaviour that was not supported by evidence.
她提出了一种关于人类行为的概括，但没有证据支持。
sweeping 或 broad 常与 generalisation 连用，表示过于宽泛的概括。
His argument relies on a sweeping generalisation that is easily refuted.
他的论点依赖于一个很容易被驳倒的笼统概括。
Not this
He did a generalisation.
Use this
He made a generalisation.
英语中，与generalisation搭配的动词是make，而不是do。‘做一个概括’应使用make a generalisation。
Not this
He made too much generalisation in his speech.
Use this
He made too many generalisations in his speech.
generalisation表示‘概括行为’时为不可数名词，但表示‘具体的概括结论’时为可数名词。这里指多个概括，应用复数形式generalisations。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做出概括
It is dangerous to make a generalisation from a single example.
仅凭一个例子就做出概括是危险的。
笼统的概括
Her report was full of sweeping generalisations.
她的报告充满了笼统的概括。
草率的归纳
That conclusion is a hasty generalisation based on limited data.
那个结论是基于有限数据得出的草率归纳。
宽泛的概括
The book makes broad generalisations about human behaviour.
这本书对人类行为做出了宽泛的概括。
从……得出的概括
His theory is a generalisation from many observations.
他的理论是从许多观察中得出的概括。
所有概括都是错误的，包括这一概括。
The report's generalisation about young people ignores many individual cases.
该报告对年轻人的概括忽略了许多个体情况。
Use generalisation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：由 general（一般的）+ -isation 构成，想象把很多个别例子归拢成一条普遍规律，就是‘一般化、归纳’，注意英式拼写是 -isation。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、scientific discourse、formal reports 该词通常用于学术或正式书面语，多见于论文、教材和正式报告中；日常口语中较少使用。
注意：复数形式为 generalisations，常用于学术或正式语境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.