[ADJ 形容词]一般的;普通的;通用的 You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things.
[usu ADJ n]
Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.
帕尔玛干酪是意大利硬奶酪的通称。
generically
I will refer to child abuse generically (which includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect).
我将此统称为虐待儿童(包括身体和情感上的虐待、性虐待及疏于照管)。
...something generically called 'rock 'n' roll'.
通称为“摇滚”的某种东西
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[ADJ 形容词]无注册商标的;非专利的 A generic drug or other product is one that does not have a trademark and that is known by a general name, rather than the manufacturer's name.
[usu ADJ n]
They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
他们鼓励医生给患者开较便宜的非专利药,而不是价格更高的品牌药。
Generic is also a noun.
The program saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs.
该计划用非专利药取代品牌药,在1988年节省了1,100万美元。
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[ADJ 形容词]寻常的;一般的;普通的 People sometimes use generic to refer to something that is exactly typical of the kind of thing mentioned, and that has no special or unusual characteristics.
[ADJ n]
...generic California apartments, the kind that have white walls and white drapes and were built five years ago.
5年前建造的有着白色墙壁和白色窗帘的普通加州公寓
Oxford
gen·er·ic/dʒəˈnerɪk; NAmEdʒəˈnerɪk/adjective1shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things; not specific 一般的;普通的;通用的◆‘Vine fruit’ is the generic termfor currants and raisins. *vine fruit 是有核和无核葡萄干的通称。 2(of a product, especially a drug 产品,尤指药物)not using the name of the company that made it 无厂家商标的;无商标的◆The doctor offered me a choice of a branded or a generic drug.医生让我选择用有商标的还是没有商标的药物。▶gen·er·ic·al·ly/dʒəˈnerɪkli; NAmEdʒəˈnerɪkli/adverbgen·er·ic/dʒəˈnerɪk; NAmEdʒəˈnerɪk/gen·er·ic·al·ly/dʒəˈnerɪkli; NAmEdʒəˈnerɪkli/
LDC
genericge‧ner‧ic /dʒəˈnerɪk/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun]
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1relating to a whole group of things rather than to one thinggeneric term/name (for something) Fine Arts is a generic term for subjects such as painting, music, and sculpture.2a generic product does not have a special name to show that it is made by a particular companygeneric drugs—generically /-kli/ adverb
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