generation是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family -- （社會或家庭的）一代（人），同代人，同輩人

  • The younger generation smokes less than their parents did. 年輕的一代比他們父母這一代人吸煙要少。

  • There were at least three generations - grandparents, parents and children - at the wedding. 婚禮上至少有三代人——祖父母、父母和孩子們。

  • It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations. 為了子孫後代保護好這個星球的環境是我們的職責。

  • This painting has been in the family for generations. 這幅畫已被該家族收藏了數代之久。

  • A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown. 二三十年以前，家用電腦還幾乎不為世人所知。

  • She's a first-generation American (= she was born and raised in the US, but her parents were not). 她是她們家族移民美國後的第一代。

• 1 the production of energy in a particular form -- （能源的）產生；發生

  • electricity generation from wind and wave power 風能和波能發電

• 2 a group of products or machines that are all at the same stage of development -- （產品或機器的）一代

  • a new generation of low-fat margarines 新一代的低脂肪人造奶油

  • Scientists are working on developing the next generation of supercomputers. 科學家們正致力於研發下一代的超級電腦。