Universal

[juːnɪ'vɜːs(ə)l] or ['jʊnə'vɝsl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; 'some form of religion seems to be a human universal'.

(noun.) (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class.

(noun.) (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages.

(adj.) adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; 'universal wrench', 'universal chuck'; 'universal screwdriver' .

(adj.) applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; 'the play opened to universal acclaim'; 'rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys' .

埃里卡手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.

(a.) Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

(a.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

(a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.

(n.) The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

(n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

(n.) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.

整理:拉尔夫

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Unlimited, all-reaching, catholic, general, without exception.[2]. Total, whole.[3]. Ecumenical.

n. (Logic.) General notion or conception (applicable to each individual of a species and expressed by a general term), IDEA (in the Platonic sense).

弗洛伊德手打

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:All, embracing, total, unlimited, boundless, comprehensive, entire, general,whole, exhaustive, complete

ANT:Partial, local, limited, incomplete, exclusive, exhaustive, exceptional

亚历克斯編輯

解釋/意思:

adj. comprehending affecting or extending to the whole: comprising all the particulars: applied to a great variety of uses.—n. a universal proposition a general term a universal concept.—n. Universalisā′tion.—v.t. Univer′salise.—ns. Univer′salism the doctrine or belief of universal salvation or the ultimate salvation of all mankind and even of the fallen angels; Univer′salist a believer in universalism.—adj. pertaining to such beliefs.—adj. Universalist′ic.—n. Universal′ity state or quality of being universal.—adv. Univer′sally.—n. Univer′salness.—adj. Universan′imous of one mind.

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