universal

universal
adjective
  1. of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases
    普遍的;万有的;影响全体的
    universal adult suffrage.
    成人普选权。
    the incidents caused universal concern.
    事件引起普遍关注。
    ■(Logic)denoting a proposition in which something is asserted of all of a class
    (逻)全称的,总称的。 与particular相对
    ■(Linguistics)denoting or relating to a grammatical rule, set of rules, or other linguistic feature that is found in all languages
    (语言学)普遍的;通用的
    ■(of a tool or machine) adjustable to or appropriate for all requirements; not restricted to a single purpose or position
    (工具,机器)通用的;万能的
noun
  1. a person or thing having universal effect, currency, or application, in particular
    具有普遍行为模式的人(或事),特指
    ■(Logic)a universal proposition
    (逻)全称命题
    ■(Philosophy)a term or concept of general application
    (哲)一般;普遍,一般概念
    ■(Philosophy)a nature or essence signified by a general term
    (哲)共相
    ■(Linguistics)a universal grammatical rule or linguistic feature
    (语言学)普遍现象;通用规则
派生
universality
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus (see universe)
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