universal
UK/juːnɪ'vɜːs(ə)l/US/.ju:ni'vә:sl/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Affecting or applying to all people or things; existing everywhere.
普遍的；全体的；通用的。
adj.
True or valid in all cases.
（适用于一切情况的）普适的。
n.
A principle or concept that applies in all cases (philosophy).
（哲学）普遍概念，共相。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishuni- (one) + vers (turn) + -al = relating to the universe, the one whole. What is true of the whole is true of every part, so 'universal' came to mean applying to all — universal rights, universal truth, a universal remote.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.universal truth普遍真理
- 2.universal appeal普遍吸引力
- 3.universal rights普世权利
- 4.near-universal几近普遍的
Example Sentences
- 1.
Access to clean water should be a universal right.
- 2.
The film has universal appeal across all ages.
- 3.
There was universal agreement on the new rules.