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generic

🇬🇧 UK/dʒi'nerik/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to a whole class or group; not specific or branded; lacking distinctive qualities.

通用的;无品牌的;一般性的

n.

A product, especially a drug, sold without a brand name.

无品牌商品;通用药品

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
genbirth, produce, kind
+
erconnector
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
=generic

Common Collocations

  • 1.generic brand通用品牌
  • 2.generic product通用产品
  • 3.generic drug仿制药

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Generic medications are often cheaper than brand names.

  • 2.

    His generic response showed no real thoughtfulness.

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