"universal" meaning in 英語

See universal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/, /ˌjunɪˈvɝsl̩/ Audio: en-us-universal.ogg Forms: more universal [comparative], most universal [superlative]
Etymology: 來自中古英語 universal,來自古法語 universal(現代法語 universel),來自拉丁語 ūniversālis。
  1. 宇宙的
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-adj-1H-jnd3E
  2. 全體的
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-adj-IMN-6GmI
  3. 全社會的;全世界的
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-adj-7zUyIEmb
  4. 無限的;浩瀚的;無窮的
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-adj-gpTkWHeo
  5. 多功能的;萬能的
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-adj-FeZJfQ0r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (全體的): general;參見Thesaurus:generic Synonyms (多功能的、萬能的): general-purpose, multi-purpose Synonyms (無限的): 參見Thesaurus:infinite Derived forms: universalise, universalize, universal quantifier, universally Related terms: universe, university, universality

Noun

Forms: universals [plural]
Etymology: 來自中古英語 universal,來自古法語 universal(現代法語 universel),來自拉丁語 ūniversālis。
  1. 特定事物的共同特徵或特性。
    Sense id: zh-universal-en-noun--f6gkkDM Topics: philosophy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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  "etymology_text": "來自中古英語 universal,來自古法語 universal(現代法語 universel),來自拉丁語 ūniversālis。",
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      "form": "most universal",
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    {
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          "ref": "1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:",
          "text": "In Logic, the letter A is used as a symbol for the universal affirmative proposition in the general form \"all x is y.\""
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She achieved universal fame.",
          "translation": "她舉世聞名。"
        }
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        {
          "text": "universal wrench",
          "translation": "萬能扳手"
        }
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        "多功能的;萬能的"
      ],
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      "sense": "多功能的、萬能的",
      "word": "general-purpose, multi-purpose"
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          "ref": "1912, Bertrand Russel, The Problems of Philosophy, Chapter 9:",
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          "ref": "1970, John R. Searle, Speech acts:",
          "text": "We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals: e.g., to distinguish such expressions as \"Everest\" and \"this chair\" from \"the number three\", \"the color red\" and \"drunkenness\"."
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      "word": "university"
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        }
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      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She achieved universal fame.",
          "translation": "她舉世聞名。"
        }
      ],
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        "全社會的;全世界的"
      ]
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        "無限的;浩瀚的;無窮的"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "universal wrench",
          "translation": "萬能扳手"
        }
      ],
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        "多功能的;萬能的"
      ]
    }
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          "ref": "1970, John R. Searle, Speech acts:",
          "text": "We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals: e.g., to distinguish such expressions as \"Everest\" and \"this chair\" from \"the number three\", \"the color red\" and \"drunkenness\"."
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        "特定事物的共同特徵或特性。"
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