Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1344
generation
一代人;同代人
All the people born and living at about the same time, considered as a group.
- 1.
The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation.
- 2.
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
同时生活或年龄大致相同的所有人
- 3.
The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation.
- 4.
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
遗传相关的一群生物,构成谱系中的单一代际
- 5.
A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.
- 6.
the normal time between successive generations
连续两代之间的正常时间间隔
- 7.
The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time.
- 8.
A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology.
- 9.
The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
- 10.
A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
- 11.
A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.
- 12.
A copy of a recording made from an earlier copy.
- 13.
A single iteration of a cellular automaton rule on a pattern.
一代;辈;世代;一代(约二三十年);一代人的时间;产生;生成;生殖;繁殖;(技术)代
In use
The older generation often has different values from the younger generation.
This photograph was taken by my grandmother's generation.
Our generation is more connected than ever before through technology.
they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
a generation of + plural noun
用于指某个群体中年龄相仿的一代人
a generation of young people
一代年轻人
the + noun + generation
常用形容词或名词修饰generation,表示特定世代
the first generation
第一代
from one generation to the next
Connections
Collocations
- younger generation
- 年轻一代
- The younger generation is more comfortable with technology.年轻一代对技术更加适应。
- older generation
- 老一代
- The older generation often values traditional customs.老一代人通常重视传统习俗。
- future generations
- 未来世代
- We must protect the environment for future generations.我们必须为未来世代保护环境。
- generation gap
- 代沟
- The generation gap can lead to misunderstandings between parents and children.代沟可能导致父母与孩子之间的误解。
- first generation
- 第一代
- He is a first generation immigrant from China.他是来自中国的第一代移民。
- second generation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想generate(产生):一代人产生下一代人,就是generation。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the final '-ation' which is pronounced as /ˈeɪʃən/ with primary stress on the syllable before '-ation'. They rhyme with 'generation'. However, not all words ending in '-ation' rhyme (e.g., 'ration' /ˈræʃən/ does not have the same vowel).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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