a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases 概括,归纳 he was making sweeping generalizations. 他作了全面概括。 ■[mass noun]the action of generalizing 进行概括(或归纳) such anecdotes cannot be a basis for generalization. 这种传闻是不能作为归纳总结基础的。
语源
mid 18th cent.: from French généralisation, from généraliser 'generalize'