generation
gb/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 1400
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
people of similar age period
A group of people born around the same time.
الگوی کاربرد:
[a/an/the] generation of [people]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'generation' with 'era' or 'century', but 'generation' refers to people, not just time periods.
هممعنیها
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.)
متضادها
different generation (Refers to people from another age group or time period.)
ترکیبهای رایج
younger generation
|older generation
|next generation
|new generation
|generation gap
موضوعها
society
|family
|demographics
|relationships
|time
نمونهها
- The younger generation is more comfortable with technology.
- My grandparents’ generation lived through the war.
- A new generation of leaders is emerging in politics.
- There is often a gap between generations in values and attitudes.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My generation uses smartphones every day.
- Her parents are from an older generation.
- A new generation will face new problems.
- We have different ideas from the older generation.
اسم
B2
action
2
act of producing something
The act of making or producing something.
الگوی کاربرد:
generation of [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'generation' with 'generator', but 'generation' is the process, not the device.
هممعنیها
production (More general term for making goods, energy, or other outputs.)
|
creation (Focuses on bringing something into existence, often less industrial.)
متضادها
consumption (Refers to using up what has been produced.)
ترکیبهای رایج
power generation
|generation of electricity
|generation of income
|generation of ideas
موضوعها
technology
|energy
|production
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- Solar panels are used for the generation of electricity.
- The project focuses on the generation of new ideas.
- Modern technology allows for faster data generation.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Wind power helps in the generation of clean energy.
- The machine is for the generation of heat.
- We need the generation of more jobs.
اسم
B2
quantity
3
time span between parent and child births
The usual time (about 20–30 years) between when parents and their children are born.
هممعنیها
age interval (General term for a period between two events in life cycles.)
ترکیبهای رایج
within a generation
|over generations
موضوعها
family
|time
|relationships
نمونهها
- It took just one generation for the town to change completely.
- In less than two generations, technology has transformed our lives.
- They have lived here for many generations.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- In one generation, many things can change.
- My family has been here for four generations.
- A generation is about twenty-five years.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
generation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
هجاها و تکیه
gen - er - a - tion (۴ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (er)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: generation
- Plural: generation, generations
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.