generation
gb/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 1400
generáció, nemzedék, létrehozás, előállítás, generálás
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a/an/the] generation of [people]
The younger generation is more comfortable with technology.
A fiatalabb generáció magabiztosabban használja a technológiát.
My grandparents’ generation lived through the war.
A nagyszüleim generációja átélte a háborút.
A new generation of leaders is emerging in politics.
There is often a gap between generations in values and attitudes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
My generation uses smartphones every day.
Az én generációm mindennap használ okostelefont.
Her parents are from an older generation.
A szülei egy idősebb generációhoz tartoznak.
A new generation will face new problems.
We have different ideas from the older generation.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'generation' with 'era' or 'century', but 'generation' refers to people, not just time periods.
Σημασία
people of similar age period
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
younger generation
|older generation
|next generation
|new generation
|generation gap
Συνώνυμα
age group (More general term for people of similar ages, not necessarily tied to historical period.)
|
cohort (Often used in formal or academic contexts to mean a group with shared time-based characteristics.)
Αντώνυμα
different generation (Refers to people from another age group or time period.)
Θέματα
society
|family
|demographics
|relationships
|time
Ορισμός
A group of people born around the same time.
All the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age, especially considered as a group.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
generation of [something]
Solar panels are used for the generation of electricity.
A napelemeket villamos energia előállítására használják.
The project focuses on the generation of new ideas.
A projekt új ötletek generálására összpontosít.
Modern technology allows for faster data generation.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Wind power helps in the generation of clean energy.
A szélenergia hozzájárul a tiszta energia előállításához.
The machine is for the generation of heat.
A gép hő előállítására szolgál.
We need the generation of more jobs.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'generation' with 'generator', but 'generation' is the process, not the device.
Σημασία
act of producing something
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
power generation
|generation of electricity
|generation of income
|generation of ideas
Συνώνυμα
production (More general term for making goods, energy, or other outputs.)
|
creation (Focuses on bringing something into existence, often less industrial.)
Αντώνυμα
consumption (Refers to using up what has been produced.)
Θέματα
technology
|energy
|production
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The act of making or producing something.
The process of creating, producing, or bringing something into existence.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
3
generáció
B1
It took just one generation for the town to change completely.
Egyetlen generáció alatt teljesen megváltozott a város.
In less than two generations, technology has transformed our lives.
Kevesebb mint két generáció alatt a technológia átalakította az életünket.
They have lived here for many generations.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
In one generation, many things can change.
Egy generáció alatt sok minden megváltozhat.
My family has been here for four generations.
A családom négy generáció óta él itt.
A generation is about twenty-five years.
Σημασία
time span between parent and child births
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
within a generation
|over generations
Συνώνυμα
age interval (General term for a period between two events in life cycles.)
Θέματα
family
|time
|relationships
Ορισμός
The usual time (about 20–30 years) between when parents and their children are born.
The average period, usually about 20–30 years, between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
generation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
gen - er - a - tion (4 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (er)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: generation
- Plural: generation, generations
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
new generation
1/njˈu d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
most recent group of people or things
The most recent group of people or things of a type.
Παραδείγματα
- A new generation of athletes is winning medals.
- This car is part of a new generation of electric vehicles.
next generation
1/nˈɛkst d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
people or things coming next in time
The people or products that will come after the current ones.
Παραδείγματα
- We are developing the next generation of smartphones.
- The next generation will face different challenges.
generation gap
1/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən ɡˈæp/
fixed phrase
differences between age groups' views and habits
A difference in opinions or ways of living between older and younger people.
Παραδείγματα
- There is a big generation gap in music tastes.
- The generation gap can cause misunderstandings at work.
- The internet has widened the generation gap.
- Music tastes often show the generation gap.