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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- (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。
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- 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：
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- Logic a universal proposition【逻】全称命题。
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- Philosophy a term or concept of general application【哲】一般; 普遍, 一般概念。
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- Philosophy a nature or essence signified by a general term【哲】共相。
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- Linguistics a universal grammatical rule or linguistic feature【语言学】普遍现象; 通用规则。
派生词
universality
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus （see UNIVERSE）.