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Generic Kind Adj 形容词 N Term Run Refers

英语单词 generic
英美音标 英 [dʒə'nerɪk] 美 [dʒə'nerɪk]
中文释义 adj.一般的;普通的;共有的;没有商标的
n.无商标的药品
英语例句 (1) The generic term for wine, spirits and beer is alcoholic beverages.
(2) To run the test now, see Run the Generic Test.
(3) Instead, it's a kind of generic publication that stands for all of the potential publications in your set.
(4) It is designed like a generic Roman basilica, with three aisles and an apse.
(5) Generic simastatin has been stealing market share from Lipitor since it became aailable last year.
中文例句 (1) 葡萄酒、烈性酒、啤酒的通称是酒精类饮料。
(2) 若要立即运行测试,请参见运行一般测试。
(3) 相反,它是一种通用出版物,代表您可能使用的所有出版物。
(4) 它设计得像一座普通的罗马长方形基督教堂,有三条走廊和一个半圆形的后殿。
(5) 自从去年上市以后,普通的降脂药辛伐他汀就一直在与力普妥抢夺市场。
vocabulary简明 Generic refers to the members of a whole class of things — like "tissue," a generic word for any soft, thin piece of paper that's good for wiping runny noses.
vocabulary扩展 A generic product, whether it's a tire or donut or drug, is typical of all other products like it. There's nothing distinctive or unique about it. A generic fan looks and acts just like dozens of other fans — it doesn't spin backwards or send out sparks. Generic aspirin doesn't have a trademark, like Bayer or St. Joseph: it's just plain aspirin.
柯林斯解释
1
[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

2
[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。

3
[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

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