generation翻译

1. 代，世代
2. 一代
3. 一代人，同时代的人，同代人
4. 产生，发生，衍生
5. 一代事物
6. 生殖，繁殖，繁育
7. 同辈人
8. 一辈（通常认为大约 30 年）
9. 一届（从事特定活动的同龄人）

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3. the normal time between successive generations;

   "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
   

4. a stage of technological development or innovation;

   "the third generation of computers"
   

5. a coming into being
6. the production of heat or electricity;

   "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
   

7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

1.（尤指经历或观点相同的）一代人，同代人，同辈人
Ageneration is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.

generation的解释

e.g. ...the youngergeneration of Party members...
年轻一代的党员
e.g. David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of hisgeneration.
长期以来，戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。

2.代，一代，一辈（通常认为大约是30年）
Ageneration is the period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own.

e.g. Within ageneration flight has become the method used by many travellers.
就在不到一代人的时间里，坐飞机已经成了很多旅行者的出行方式。

3.（机械设备的设计和制造的）代
You can usegeneration to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.

e.g. ...a newgeneration of IBM/Apple computers.
新一代的IBM/苹果电脑

4.（表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况）第…代的
Generation is used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not.

e.g. ...secondgeneration Asians in Britain...
英国的第二代亚洲移民
e.g. She is a firstgeneration American.
她是第一代美国移民。

5.（能源的）产生
Generation is also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water.

generation的反义词

e.g. Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear powergeneration.
日本宣布了大幅增加核能发电的计划。

1. The younger generation is avid of new experiences.
   年轻一代热望新奇的经历。
2. In Britain, and probably many other countries too, teachers and parents are worried about this generation of school-children.
   在英国,也许还有许多别的国家,教师和家长都为这一代的小学生担心。
3. Lu Hsun had influenced more than one generation of the Chinese people.
   鲁迅影响了不止一代的中国人。
4. People of my generation all think the same way about this.
   关于这件事,我们这代人都有同感。
5. China is building up a new generation of scientists.
   中国正在造就新一代科学家。
6. The latest generation of anti-tank missiles has several new refinements.
   最新一代的反坦克导弹有几种新的改进装置。
7. Three generations of the family have been born and brought up in this old house.
   这个家族的三代人都是在这所古老的房子里出生和成长的。
8. The tradition is handed down the generations.
   传统代代相传下来。
9. Steam and water power are used for the generation of electricity.
   蒸汽和水力可用来发电。
10. The biology class studied the generation of fruit flies.
    生物班的学生研究了果蝇的繁殖。

• Nobody in his family had earned a living for three generations.

  出自：L. Hellman

generation, age, period

这三个词的共同意思是“时期”。其区别是：

period是这组词中最一般的常用术语,用于任何时限,时间可长可短; age意为“时代,寿命”,常用来表示以一个中心人物或显著特征而闻名的时期; generation意为“代、世代”,用于上辈出世与下辈出世之间的时段,对人类来说这段时间有时可算作20年或25年,也可用于下辈本身。例如:

The period in which people learnt to make tools of iron is called the Iron Age.人类学会用铁制造工具的时代,我们称为“铁器时代”。

My generation behaves differently from my father's and grandfather's.我这一代人和我父辈及祖辈表现不同。