Generic



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 种类的, 类属的
• ［英］ adj. 种类的, 类属的 ( of or characteristic of a genus)
• ［记］ 来自genus ( 种类) , 注意不要和genetic ( 遗传的, 起源的) 相混

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: French générique, from Latin gener-, genus birth, kind, class
• Date: 1676
• 1.
  • a. relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class ; general
  • b. being or having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs>
  • c. having no particularly distinctive quality or application <generic restaurants>
• 2. relating to or having the rank of a biological genus
• ? generically adverb
• ? genericness noun

II. noun

• Date: 1967
• a generic product (as a drug)

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