generation
gb/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
B1
영어
~ 1400
의미
의미 0개
명사
B1
entity
1
people of similar age period
A group of people born around the same time.
사용 패턴：
[a/an/the] generation of [people]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'generation' with 'era' or 'century', but 'generation' refers to people, not just time periods.
유의어
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.)
반의어
different generation (Refers to people from another age group or time period.)
연어
younger generation
|older generation
|next generation
|new generation
|generation gap
주제
society
|family
|demographics
|relationships
|time
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
명사
B2
action
2
act of producing something
The act of making or producing something.
사용 패턴：
generation of [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse 'generation' with 'generator', but 'generation' is the process, not the device.
유의어
production (More general term for making goods, energy, or other outputs.)
|
creation (Focuses on bringing something into existence, often less industrial.)
반의어
consumption (Refers to using up what has been produced.)
연어
power generation
|generation of electricity
|generation of income
|generation of ideas
주제
technology
|energy
|production
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- Wind power helps in the generation of clean energy.
- The machine is for the generation of heat.
- We need the generation of more jobs.
명사
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.
유의어
age interval (General term for a period between two events in life cycles.)
연어
within a generation
|over generations
주제
family
|time
|relationships
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- In one generation, many things can change.
- My family has been here for four generations.
- A generation is about twenty-five years.
문법
기본형
generation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˌɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
음절 및 강세
gen - er - a - tion （4음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (er)
활용형
Noun
- Base: generation
- Plural: generation, generations
관련 단어
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.