universal
英 [juːnɪ'vɜːs(ə)l]
美 ['jʊnə'vɝsl]
- adj. 普遍的；通用的；宇宙的；全世界的；全体的
- n. 一般概念；普通性
助记提示
1、uni- + vers- + -al.
2、literally "turned into one". => all together. => the universe, the whole world, cosmos.
3、含义：of or belonging to all.
中文词源
universal 通用的来自拉丁语universum, 所有，全人类，全世界，uni-, 一，-verse, 转。即转为一体的，引申义通用的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He was probably right to intuit that it was universal.
- 他凭直觉认为它具有普遍性，也许他是正确的。
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- 2. The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care.
- 保险业提出了自己的全民医疗保健方案。
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- 3. By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with.
- 到1920年，福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。
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- 4. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
- 我们边说着外语，边打着通用的手势进行交流。
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- 5. The universal bogey is AIDS.
- 艾滋病是所有人唯恐避之不及的东西。
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