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
词态变化
名词: universality;
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.
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。
英英释意
- 1. coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions;
- "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
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.
同义词辨析
common, ordinary, commonplace, general, usual, popular, universal
这些形容词均含有"普通的，普遍的"之意。
common： 多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇。
ordinary： 用于物，指每天发生，十分平淡无奇；用于人，指无特别之处，很一般。
commonplace： 强调缺少新意。
general： 语气强于common，侧重大多如此，很少有例外情况。
usual： 指常见常闻和常做的事或举动，强调惯常性。
popular： 指适应大众爱好、需要，为大家所公认或接受。
universal与general同义，但语气较强，侧重对每个人或事物都适用，根本没有例外。
考试真题
- Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Even if they could, SimpliSafe claims that its system is always evolving, and that it varies slightly from system to system, which means there wouldn't be a universal magic formula for cracking it.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- The intention to put a home-cooked meal on the table was pretty much universal.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Brent Ryan, who teaches urban design at MIT, says Songdo proves a universal principle.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- Even if they could, Simpli Safe claims that its system is always evolving, and that it varies slightly from system to system, which means there wouldn't be a universal magic formula for cracking it.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- It's expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- Nations from around the world have gathered in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, with the goal of a universal and potentially legally-binding agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- In contrast to each of these ideas, Covey advocates that leaders need to understand universal principles of effectiveness, and he highlights how vital it is for leaders to first personally manage themselves if they are to enjoy any hope of outstanding success in their work environments.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- Measles, which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the united states 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine.
2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Whereas Greenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particular types of word-order relations.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- The second, by Joshua Greenberg, takes a more empirical approach to universality identifying traits ( ' , particularly in word order) shared by many language which are considered to represent biases that result from cognitive constraints.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- The most famous of these efforts was initiated by Noam Chomsky, who suggested that humans are born with an innate language-acquisition capacity that dictates a universal grammar.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- Since the days of Aristotle, a search for universal principles has characterized the scientific enterprise.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- Russell Gray at the University of Auckland and his colleagues consider the evolution of grammars in the light of two previous attempts to find universality in language.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- Neither of these patterns is borne out by the analysis, suggesting that the structures of the languages are lire age-specific and not governed by universals.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- Just as the bewildering variety of human courtship rituals might all be considered forms of sexual selection, perhaps the world’s languages, music, social and religious customs and even history are governed by universal features.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
实用场景例句
- Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
- 这类问题是老年人的通病。
牛津词典
- Agreement on this issue is almost universal.
- 这个问题几乎取得全体一致的意见。
牛津词典
- universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
- 普选权
牛津词典
- universal facts about human nature
- 人性的普遍现象
牛津词典
- the universality of religious experience
- 宗教行为的普遍性
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The desire to look attractive is universal.
- 爱美之心，人皆有之。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...universal diseases.
- 全球性的疾病
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There are no economic universals.
- 没有普遍适用的经济学原理。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Savants of Europe have found in his words the ring of universal truth.
- 欧洲专家发现了他的言词包围着宇宙真理.
期刊摘选
- Secondly , it introduces universal lamp holder.
- 介绍一种通用型光源灯座.
期刊摘选
- There is no universal prescription for discovering these simplifying patterns of nature.
- 对于怎样才能发现自然界的这些简化图式,并没有什么万能的方法.
辞典例句
- The old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed. ( William Faulkner ).
- “没有了古老而普遍的真理,任何故事都短暂并且注定要失败的” ( 威廉·福克纳 ).
期刊摘选
- These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to individuals.
- 这些习惯在全人类中很普遍,而对个人来说又很独特.
《简明英汉词典》
- No kidding, it's not easy to get a universal instrument these days.
- 说真的, 现在要买台万能仪可不容易.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Einstein's theory of relativity won for him universal esteem.
- 爱因斯坦的相对论赢得了全世界对他的崇敬.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His speech met with universal applause.
- 他的演讲博得全场的喝彩.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's a universal truth.
- 这是一个普遍真理.
《简明英汉词典》
- First of all we should make primary education universal.
- 首先我们应普及初等教育.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Her manner acquired her universal odium.
- 她的举止遭到普遍的非议.
《简明英汉词典》
- Universal celebrations are held and the whole nation is in elation.
- 普天同庆,万众欢腾.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Climate change is a universal problem.
- 气候变化是个世界性的问题.
《简明英汉词典》
- Japan is a member to the Universal Postal Union.
- 日本是万国邮政联盟的成员(国).
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?
- 贵国是什么时候实行普选权的?
《简明英汉词典》
- He was a universal genius.
- 他是一个多才多艺的天才.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- English is referred to as a universal language.
- 英语被称为世界语言.
《简明英汉词典》
- War causes universal misery.
- 战争引起普遍的苦难.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.
- 教育应当是全民的权利而非某部分人特别享有的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
- 这类问题是老年人的通病。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》