Word · Frequency #1344
generations
一代人;同代人
generations is the plural of generation.
核心释义
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.
同时生活或年龄大致相同的所有人
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
- 3.
The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation.
- 4.
遗传相关的一群生物,构成谱系中的单一代际
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
- 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.
连续两代之间的正常时间间隔
the normal time between successive generations
- 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
用法In use
The older generation often has different values from the younger generation.
用法提示:generation 作为可数名词,指年龄相近的一代人。
This photograph was taken by my grandmother's generation.
用法提示:generation 所有格形式表示某代人的归属。
Our generation is more connected than ever before through technology.
用法提示:generation 指同时代的一群人,主语为单数。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想generate(产生):一代人产生下一代人,就是generation。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写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).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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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