
generation
英 /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ 美 /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/
- n. 一代人;一代people born and living at roughly the same time
- n. 产生;发电the process of producing something, especially electricity
- n. 产品的一代a stage in the development of a product or technology
Three generations of our family gathered for dinner yesterday.
昨天我们家三代人聚在一起吃晚饭。
Each generation faces different challenges as technological progress changes the skills required in the workplace.
随着技术进步改变职场所需的技能,每一代人都面临不同的挑战。
搭配
future generations 后代generation gap 代沟electricity generation 发电younger generation 年轻一代
辨析提示
表示“一代人”时可数;表示“产生”时通常不可数。
词族
generate (v.)、generator (n.)、generational (adj.)
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