characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific (某一类或某一批东西所)共有的;与(某一类或某一批东西)有关的;非仅指某一事物的 chèvre is a generic term for all goats' milk cheese. 吉夫干酪是所有山羊奶酪的通称。 ■(of goods, especially medicinal drugs) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark (货物,尤指药品)没有牌子的,无商标的;非注册商标的
(Biology)of or relating to a genus (生)(与)属(有关)的
派生 generically adverb 语源
late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- 'stock, race'