universal
英 [ju?n?'v??s(?)l]
美 ['j?n?'v?sl]
- adj. 普遍的；通用的；宇宙的；全世界的；全體的
- n. 一般概念；普通性
助記提示
1、uni- + vers- + -al.
2、literally "turned into one". => all together. => the universe, the whole world, cosmos.
3、含義：of or belonging to all.
中文詞源
universal 通用的來自拉丁語universum, 所有，全人類，全世界，uni-, 一，-verse, 轉。即轉為一體的，引申義通用的。
英文詞源
- universal (adj.)
- late 14c., "pertaining to the whole of something specified; occurring everywhere," from Old French universel "general, universal" (12c.), from Latin universalis "of or belonging to all," from universus "all together, whole, entire" (see universe). In mechanics, a universal joint (1670s) is one which allows free movement in any direction. Universal product code is recorded from 1974.
雙語例句
- 1. He was probably right to intuit that it was universal.
- 他憑直覺認為它具有普遍性，也許他是正確的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care.
- 保險業提出了自己的全民醫療保健方案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with.
- 到1920年，福克斯和環球已經聲名顯赫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
- 我們邊說著外語，邊打著通用的手勢進行交流。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The universal bogey is AIDS.
- 艾滋病是所有人唯恐避之不及的東西。
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