generation
gb/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
B1
英語
~ 1400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
people of similar age period
A group of people born around the same time.
用法パターン：
[a/an/the] generation of [people]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'generation' with 'era' or 'century', but 'generation' refers to people, not just time periods.
類義語
age group (More general term for people of similar ages, not necessarily tied to historical period.)
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cohort (Often used in formal or academic contexts to mean a group with shared time-based characteristics.)
対義語
different generation (Refers to people from another age group or time period.)
コロケーション
younger generation
|older generation
|next generation
|new generation
|generation gap
テーマ
society
|family
|demographics
|relationships
|time
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
名詞
B2
action
2
act of producing something
The act of making or producing something.
用法パターン：
generation of [something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'generation' with 'generator', but 'generation' is the process, not the device.
類義語
production (More general term for making goods, energy, or other outputs.)
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creation (Focuses on bringing something into existence, often less industrial.)
対義語
consumption (Refers to using up what has been produced.)
コロケーション
power generation
|generation of electricity
|generation of income
|generation of ideas
テーマ
technology
|energy
|production
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- Wind power helps in the generation of clean energy.
- The machine is for the generation of heat.
- We need the generation of more jobs.
名詞
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.
類義語
age interval (General term for a period between two events in life cycles.)
コロケーション
within a generation
|over generations
テーマ
family
|time
|relationships
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- In one generation, many things can change.
- My family has been here for four generations.
- A generation is about twenty-five years.
文法
辞書形
generation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
音節・強勢
gen - er - a - tion （4音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (er)
活用形
Noun
- Base: generation
- Plural: generation, generations
関連語
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.