generalize
generalise, v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (about sth); ~ (sth) (from sth) draw (a general conclusion) from particular examples or evidence (從某些事例或證據(jù)中)歸納, 概括出( 一般性結(jié)論)
You cannot generalize about the effects of the drug from one or two cases. 不能根據(jù)一兩個(gè)病例就得出該藥是否有效的結(jié)論.
generalize a conclusion from a set of facts 從一些事實(shí)中歸納出一項(xiàng)結(jié)論.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth) make general statements for which there is little evidence 大體上說; 概括; 推想(沒什麼根據(jù))
Europeans, if I may generalize, are all... 倘若我可以大致說說的話, 歐洲人都...
Perhaps you oughtn't to generalize about that. 也許你不該對那事一概而論.