generality

generality
(pl. -ies)

a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force
概括表述；笼统原则
he confined his remarks to generalities.
他提出的见解只是泛泛而谈。
■[mass noun]the quality or state of being general
一般性，普遍性；通用性
policy should be formulated at an appropriate level of generality.
政策制定要有恰当的普遍适用性。
(the generality)the majority
大多数；大部分
his service was better than that offered by the generality of doctors.
他的服务比大多数医生所提供的都好。

语源

late Middle English: from Old French generalite, from late Latin generalitas, from generalis (see general)