General 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɛnɚəl] [dʒ'ɛnrəl]
a . 一般的,普通的;总的,大体的;普遍的,全体的
n . 普通的事或物;将军
一般的,普通的;总的,大体的;普遍的,全体的普通的事或物;将军
general 一般常式
general 通用 一般
general adj 1 :
applying to all or most members of a category or group ;
"
the general public "; "
general assistance "; "
a general rule "; "
in general terms "; "
comprehensible to the general reader " [
ant : {
specific }]
2 :
not specialized or limited to one class of things ; "
general studies "; "
general knowledge "
3 :
prevailing among and common to the general public ; "
the general discontent "
4 :
affecting the entire body ; "
a general anesthetic "; "
general symptoms " [
ant : {
local }]
5 :
somewhat indefinite ; "
bearing a general resemblance to the original "; "
a general description of the merchandise "
6 :
of worldwide scope or applicability ; "
an issue of cosmopolitan import "; "
the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time "-
Christopher Morley ; "
universal experience " [
synonym : {
cosmopolitan }, {
ecumenical },
{
oecumenical }, {
general }, {
universal }, {
worldwide }, {
world -
wide }]
n 1 :
a general officer of the highest rank [
synonym : {
general },
{
full general }]
2 :
the head of a religious order or congregation [
synonym :
{
general }, {
superior general }]
3 :
a fact about the whole (
as opposed to particular ); "
he discussed the general but neglected the particular " [
ant :
{
particular }, {
specific }]
v 1 :
command as a general ; "
We are generaled by an incompetent !"
General \
Gen "
er *
al \,
a . [
F .
g ['
e ]
n ['
e ]
ral ,
fr .
L .
generalis .
See {
Genus }.]
1 .
Relating to a genus or kind ;
pertaining to a whole class or order ;
as ,
a general law of animal or vegetable economy .
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2 .
Comprehending many species or individuals ;
not special or particular ;
including all particulars ;
as ,
a general inference or conclusion .
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3 .
Not restrained or limited to a precise import ;
not specific ;
vague ;
indefinite ;
lax in signification ;
as ,
a loose and general expression .
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4 .
Common to many ,
or the greatest number ;
widely spread ;
prevalent ;
extensive ,
though not universal ;
as ,
a general opinion ;
a general custom .
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This general applause and cheerful shout Argue your wisdom and your love to Richard . --
Shak .
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5 .
Having a relation to all ;
common to the whole ;
as ,
Adam ,
our general sire . --
Milton .
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6 .
As a whole ;
in gross ;
for the most part .
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His general behavior vain ,
ridiculous . --
Shak .
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7 .
Usual ;
common ,
on most occasions ;
as ,
his general habit or method .
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Note :
The word general ,
annexed to a name of office ,
usually denotes chief or superior ;
as ,
attorney -
general ;
adjutant general ;
commissary general ;
quartermaster general ;
vicar -
general ,
etc .
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{
General agent } (
Law ),
an agent whom a principal employs to transact all his business of a particular kind ,
or to act in his affairs generally .
{
General assembly }.
See the Note under {
Assembly }.
{
General average }, {
General Court }.
See under {
Average },
{
Court }.
{
General court -
martial } (
Mil .),
the highest military and naval judicial tribunal .
{
General dealer } (
Com .),
a shopkeeper who deals in all articles in common use .
{
General demurrer } (
Law ),
a demurrer which objects to a pleading in general terms ,
as insufficient ,
without specifying the defects . --
Abbott .
{
General epistle },
a canonical epistle .
{
General guides } (
Mil .),
two sergeants (
called the right ,
and the left ,
general guide )
posted opposite the right and left flanks of an infantry battalion ,
to preserve accuracy in marching . --
Farrow .
{
General hospitals } (
Mil .),
hospitals established to receive sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals . --
Farrow .
{
General issue } (
Law ),
an issue made by a general plea ,
which traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once ,
without offering any special matter to evade it .
--
Bouvier . --
Burrill .
{
General lien } (
Law ),
a right to detain a chattel ,
etc .,
until payment is made of any balance due on a general account .
{
General officer } (
Mil .),
any officer having a rank above that of colonel .
{
General orders } (
Mil .),
orders from headquarters published to the whole command .
{
General practitioner },
in the United States ,
one who practices medicine in all its branches without confining himself to any specialty ;
in England ,
one who practices both as physician and as surgeon .
{
General ship },
a ship not chartered or let to particular parties .
{
General term } (
Logic ),
a term which is the sign of a general conception or notion .
{
General verdict } (
Law ),
the ordinary comprehensive verdict in civil actions , "
for the plaintiff "
or "
for the defendant ". --
Burrill .
{
General warrant } (
Law ),
a warrant ,
now illegal ,
to apprehend suspected persons ,
without naming individuals .
Syn :
Syn . {
General }, {
Common }, {
Universal }.
Usage :
Common denotes primarily that in which many share ;
and hence ,
that which is often met with .
General is stronger ,
denoting that which pertains to a majority of the individuals which compose a genus ,
or whole .
Universal ,
that which pertains to all without exception .
To be able to read and write is so common an attainment in the United States ,
that we may pronounce it general ,
though by no means universal .
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General \
Gen "
er *
al \,
n . [
F .
g ['
e ]
n ['
e ]
ral .
See {
General }.,
a .]
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1 .
The whole ;
the total ;
that which comprehends or relates to all ,
or the chief part ; --
opposed to particular .
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In particulars our knowledge begins ,
and so spreads itself by degrees to generals . --
Locke .
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2 . (
Mil .)
One of the chief military officers of a government or country ;
the commander of an army ,
of a body of men not less than a brigade .
In European armies ,
the highest military rank next below field marshal .
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Note :
In the United States the office of General of the Army has been created by temporary laws ,
and has been held only by Generals U .
S .
Grant ,
W .
T .
Sherman ,
and P .
H .
Sheridan .
Popularly ,
the title General is given to various general officers ,
as General ,
Lieutenant general ,
Major general ,
Brigadier general ,
Commissary general ,
etc .
See {
Brigadier general }, {
Lieutenant general }, {
Major general },
in the Vocabulary .
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3 . (
Mil .)
The roll of the drum which calls the troops together ;
as ,
to beat the general .
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4 . (
Eccl .)
The chief of an order of monks ,
or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule .
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5 .
The public ;
the people ;
the vulgar . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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{
In general },
in the main ;
for the most part .
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256 Moby Thesaurus words for "
general ":
ADC ,
Babbittish ,
CO ,
OD ,
Philistine ,
abstract ,
accepted ,
accustomed ,
across the board ,
aide ,
aide -
de -
camp ,
aleatoric ,
aleatory ,
all -
inclusive ,
amorphous ,
approximate ,
ascendant ,
associated ,
assorted ,
at the head ,
bland ,
blanket ,
blended ,
blobby ,
blurred ,
blurry ,
boss ,
bourgeois ,
brigadier ,
brigadier general ,
broad ,
campy ,
captain ,
casual ,
catholic ,
chance ,
chancy ,
chaotic ,
chicken colonel ,
chief ,
chief of staff ,
civic ,
civil ,
collective ,
collectivistic ,
colonel ,
combined ,
commandant ,
commander ,
commander in chief ,
commanding ,
commanding officer ,
commissioned officer ,
common ,
commonplace ,
communal ,
communistic ,
community ,
commutual ,
company officer ,
composite ,
comprehensive ,
confused ,
conjoint ,
controlling ,
cooperative ,
cosmopolitan ,
customary ,
disordered ,
diversified ,
dominant ,
encyclopedic ,
everyday ,
exec ,
executive officer ,
extended ,
extensive ,
familiar ,
featureless ,
field marshal ,
field officer ,
first lieutenant ,
five -
star general ,
foggy ,
four -
star general ,
fuzzy ,
general officer ,
generalissimo ,
generalized ,
generic ,
global ,
governing ,
habitual ,
hazy ,
head ,
hegemonic ,
hegemonistic ,
heterogeneous ,
high -
camp ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
homely ,
homespun ,
humdrum ,
hybrid ,
ill -
defined ,
imprecise ,
imprudent ,
in ascendancy ,
in charge ,
in chief ,
in common ,
in the ascendant ,
inaccurate ,
inchoate ,
inclusive ,
incoherent ,
indecisive ,
indefinable ,
indefinite ,
indeterminable ,
indeterminate ,
indiscreet ,
indiscriminate ,
indiscriminative ,
indistinct ,
inexact ,
insensitive ,
international ,
jemadar ,
joint ,
junior officer ,
kitschy ,
lax ,
leading ,
lieutenant ,
lieutenant colonel ,
lieutenant general ,
loose ,
low -
camp ,
major ,
major general ,
marechal ,
marshal ,
master ,
miscellaneous ,
mixed ,
mongrel ,
mutual ,
national ,
natural ,
naturalistic ,
naturistic ,
nebulous ,
neutral ,
nonjudgmental ,
nonspecific ,
normal ,
obscure ,
officer ,
one -
star general ,
orderless ,
orderly ,
orderly officer ,
ordinary ,
overall ,
panoramic ,
paramount ,
plebeian ,
pop ,
popular ,
predominant ,
predominate ,
prepollent ,
preponderant ,
preponderate ,
prepotent ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
promiscuous ,
public ,
random ,
realistic ,
reciprocal ,
regnant ,
regular ,
regulating ,
regulative ,
regulatory ,
reigning ,
risaldar ,
routine ,
ruling ,
run -
of -
the -
mill ,
senior officer ,
shadowed forth ,
shadowy ,
shapeless ,
shared ,
shavetail ,
sirdar ,
social ,
socialistic ,
societal ,
sovereign ,
staff officer ,
state ,
stochastic ,
subahdar ,
subaltern ,
sublieutenant ,
supranational ,
supreme ,
sweeping ,
tactless ,
the Old Man ,
the brass ,
three -
star general ,
top brass ,
two -
star general ,
typical ,
uncharacterized ,
unclear ,
uncritical ,
uncriticizing ,
undefined ,
undemanding ,
undestined ,
undetermined ,
undifferentiated ,
undifferentiating ,
undiscreet ,
undiscriminating ,
undiscriminative ,
uneventful ,
unexacting ,
unexceptional ,
unfastidious ,
universal ,
unmeticulous ,
unparticular ,
unplain ,
unrestricted ,
unselective ,
unspecific ,
unspecified ,
unsubtle ,
untactful ,
usual ,
vague ,
veiled ,
vernacular ,
vulgar ,
wholesale ,
wide ,
widespread ,
worldwide GENERAL .
This word has several meanings ,
namely :
1 .
A principal officer ,
particularly in the army .
2 .
Something opposed to special ;
as ,
a general verdict ,
the general issue ,
which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict ,
special issue .
3 .
Principal ,
as the general post office .
4 .
Not select ,
as a general ship . (
q .
v .)
5 .
Not particular ,
as a general custom .
6 .
Not limited ,
as general jurisdiction .
7 .
This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification ;
as Attorney General ,
Solicitor General ,
the General Assembly ,
&
c .
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