universal /.ju:ni'vә:sl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
• (n.) (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
• (n.) a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings

Chinese translation

• a. 全世界的, 普遍的, 宇宙的, 通用的
• n. 一般概念

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/.ju:ni'vә:sl/

Syllables

4

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.49 · Rare

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university · universe · universities · universally

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