generation

/,dʤenə'reiʃn/

Thân thiện

A new generation of seedlings sprouts in the forest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of producing something: This refers to the creation or production of something, such as heat, electricity, or ideas.
   • A group of individuals born and living at about the same time: This refers to all people of approximately the same age within a society, often sharing similar cultural experiences.
   • A single step in a line of descent: This refers to the average period (typically considered 20-30 years) between the birth of parents and the birth of their children, or the people at that stage in a family.
   • A stage in the development of a product or technology: This refers to a set of models or types that represent a distinct stage of technological advancement.

Usage and Examples

• Referring to the act of producing:

  • The generation of electricity from renewable sources is a key goal.
  • His speech led to the generation of many new ideas.

• Referring to an age group in society:

  • My grandparents' generation lived through the war.
  • The younger generation is very tech-savvy.

• Referring to a stage in a family line:

  • This house has been in our family for three generations.
  • Stories are passed down from one generation to the next.

• Referring to a stage of technological development:

  • This smartphone is part of the latest generation of mobile devices.
  • First-generation computers were enormous.

Advanced Usage

• "Generation gap": A difference in attitudes, values, or behaviors between people of different generations.

  • There is often a generation gap between parents and their teenage children.

• "Next generation": Used to describe a new and typically more advanced group or stage that follows the current one.

  • We must invest in the next generation of scientists.

• "In the generation of": In the process of creating or producing.

  • They are experts in the generation of complex 3D models.

Variants and Related Words

• Generate (verb): To produce or create something.

  • The wind turbines generate enough power for the whole town.

• Generational (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a generation.

  • We are studying the generational shift in voting patterns.

• Generator (noun): A machine for producing electricity or another product.

  • They used a backup generator during the power outage.

Synonyms

• Production: The action of making or manufacturing.
• Creation: The action or process of bringing something into existence.
• Cohort: A group of people banded together or treated as a group, often of the same age.

Related Phrases

• "Lost generation": A term often used to describe a generation that came of age during or immediately after a major war, perceived as disoriented or without purpose.
• "Build a better world for future generations": A common phrase emphasizing responsibility to those who will come after.

Idioms

• "A generation ago": Approximately 20-30 years in the past.
  • A generation ago, this technology didn't exist.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
2. the production of heat or electricity
   • dams were built for the generation of electricity
3. a coming into being
4. a stage of technological development or innovation
   • the third generation of computers
5. the normal time between successive generations
   • they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
6. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
7. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

Từ đồng nghĩa

• multiplication
• propagation
• genesis
• coevals
• contemporaries