universal
adjective OPAL W
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/
- done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
普遍的；全体的；全世界的；共同的 - Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
这类问题是老年人的通病。 - Agreement on this issue is almost universal.
这个问题几乎取得全体一致的意见。 - universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
普选权
- There was universal disgust at what he had done.
人们普遍对他的所作所为感到厌恶。 - The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon.
犯罪的增加已经成为一种普遍现象。 - These practices remain universal among the islanders.
这些依然是岛上居民惯常的做法。 - The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system.
该党想推行全民医疗保健制度。 - A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies.
代表大会几乎是现代民主的普遍特征。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
- among
- in
- Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
- true or right at all times and in all places
普遍存在的；广泛适用的 - universal facts about human nature
人性的普遍现象
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
- among
- in
- universal facts about human nature
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).