| 释义 |
generation/dʒenəˈreiʃ(ə)n/n. 1 all the people born at a particular time, regarded collectively 代(大致在同一时代内出生的所有人) my generation 我这一代人； the rising generation 下一代，成长的一代 2 a single step in descent or pedigree 家族中的一代(一辈) have known them for three generations 和他们已有三代之交 3 a stage in (esp. technological) development (尤指技术的)代 fourth-generation computers 第 4 代电脑 4 the average time in which children are ready to take the place of their parents (usu. reckoned at about 30 years) 一代人成长的时间，代(通常认为在 30 年左右) 5 production by natural or artificial process, esp. the production of electricity or heat (通过自然或人工过程)产生，发生(尤指电或热的产生) 6a procreation; the propagation of species 生育，物种繁殖 b the act of begetting or being begotten 产生(或被产生) □ generational adj.[Middle English via Old French from Latin generatio -onis (as GENERATE)] |