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- 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; 非特有的：
chèvre is a generic term for all goats' milk cheese.
吉夫干酪是所有山羊奶酪的通称。
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- (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; 不受注册商标保护的。
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- Biology of or relating to a genus【生】（与）属（有关）的。
- a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark无商标消费品; 不受商标注册保护的消费品：
substituting generics for brand-name drugs.
用无商标药品替代品牌药物。
派生词
generically
adverb词源
late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- 'stock, race'.