adj.(形容词)

1. 普遍的，一般的，普通的
2. 全世界的，世界性的
3. 宇宙的
4. 万能的；通用的
5. 多才多艺的，博闻广见的
6. 全体的，全部的，整个的，完整的
7. 众所周知的
8. 万有的，万物的
9. 完全的，绝对的
10. 人类全体的

n.(名词)

1. 【逻辑】全称命题
2. 【哲】一般概念，普遍概念
3. 通用
4. 泛发性
5. 普通性
6. 普遍现象
7. universal joint的缩略形式
8. 宇宙是巴西研制的一种教练机

adj.(形容词)

1. 全体的 concerning all members of a group
2. 广泛的,普遍的 for all people or every purpose; widespread
3. 在世界各地的,世界性的 in all parts of the world

Noun:

1. (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

2. (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

3. a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings;

   "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
   

4. coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions;

   "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
   

Adjective:

1. of worldwide scope or applicability;

   "an issue of cosmopolitan import"
   "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"
   "universal experience"
   

2. applicable to or common to all members of a group or set;

   "the play opened to universal acclaim"
   "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
   

3. adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations;

   "universal wrench"
   "universal chuck"
   "universal screwdriver"
   

1.普遍的；全体的
Something that isuniversal relates to everyone in the world or everyone in a particular group or society.

e.g. The insurance industry has produced its own proposals foruniversal health care...
保险业提出了自己的全民医疗保健方案。
e.g. The desire to look attractive isuniversal.
爱美之心，人皆有之。

universality
I have been amazed at the universality of all of our experiences, whatever our origins, sex or age.
尽管我们的身世、性别和年龄各不相同，但令我惊讶的是我们都有着共同的经历。

2.宇宙的;全世界的
Something that isuniversal affects or relates to every part of the world or the universe.

e.g. ...universal diseases.
全球性的疾病

3.普遍原则；通用原理
Auniversal is a principle that applies in all cases or a characteristic that is present in all members of a particular class.

e.g. There are no economic universals.
没有普遍适用的经济学原理。

1. universal在线翻译

1. 发行公司：而全球两大片商环球影片发行公司(universal)及哥伦比亚(Columbia)均以高价争夺影片发行权,英皇为免影响与两间公司的友好关系,最后决定由环球取得欧洲发行权;哥伦比亚则取得美国发行权,所以电影未上映,电影公司已稳袋八百万美元(即约七千万港币).

These phenomena is very universal.

这些现象己经非常普遍了。

Overpopulation is a universal problem.

人口过多是全球性的问题。

Music has been called the universal language.

人们称音乐为世界的语言。

The doer is a universal structure.

行事者是一个宇宙的结构。

A universal theory cannot be induced from a finite number of facts.

一项宇宙的学说不能从有限数目的事实归纳而得。

Americans strongly favour the introduction of universal health care.

美国人强烈赞同推行覆盖全体国民的医保制度。

Therefore any attempt at a universal tool set also proves futile.

因此,任何建立一个通用工具集的尝试被认为是徒劳的。

There are no economic universals.

英语是一种世界通用的语言。

Such problems are a universal feature of old age.

这类问题是老年人的通病。

Agreement on this issue is almost universal.

这个问题几乎取得全体一致的意见。

universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)

普选权

universal facts about human nature

人性的普遍现象

the universality of religious experience

宗教行为的普遍性

The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care...

保险业提出了自己的全民医疗保健方案。

The desire to look attractive is universal.

爱美之心，人皆有之。

...universal diseases.

全球性的疾病

There are no economic universals.

没有普遍适用的经济学原理。

Savants of Europe have found in his words the ring of universal truth.

欧洲专家发现了他的言词包围着宇宙真理.

Secondly , it introduces universal lamp holder.

介绍一种通用型光源灯座.

There is no universal prescription for discovering these simplifying patterns of nature.

对于怎样才能发现自然界的这些简化图式,并没有什么万能的方法.

The old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed. ( William Faulkner ).

“没有了古老而普遍的真理,任何故事都短暂并且注定要失败的” ( 威廉·福克纳 ).

These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to individuals.

这些习惯在全人类中很普遍,而对个人来说又很独特.

No kidding, it's not easy to get a universal instrument these days.

说真的, 现在要买台万能仪可不容易.

Einstein's theory of relativity won for him universal esteem.

爱因斯坦的相对论赢得了全世界对他的崇敬.

His speech met with universal applause.

他的演讲博得全场的喝彩.

It's a universal truth.

这是一个普遍真理.

First of all we should make primary education universal.

首先我们应普及初等教育.

Her manner acquired her universal odium.

她的举止遭到普遍的非议.

universal celebrations are held and the whole nation is in elation.

普天同庆,万众欢腾.

Climate change is a universal problem.

气候变化是个世界性的问题.

Japan is a member to the universal Postal Union.

日本是万国邮政联盟的成员(国).

When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?

贵国是什么时候实行普选权的?

He was a universal genius.

他是一个多才多艺的天才.

English is referred to as a universal language.

英语被称为世界语言.

War causes universal misery.

战争引起普遍的苦难.

Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.

教育应当是全民的权利而非某部分人特别享有的。

Such problems are a universal feature of old age.

这类问题是老年人的通病。

用作定语～+ n.

1. His speech met with universal applause.
   他的演讲博得全场的喝彩。
2. It's a universal truth.
   这是一个普遍的真理。
3. Overpopulation is a universal problem.
   人口过剩是个世界性的问题。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to individuals.
   这些习惯在全人类中很普遍,而对个人来说又很独特。

副词+～

• universal">almost universal几乎全是如此
• universal">strikingly universal显然有普遍意义

～+介词

• universal%20among%20children">universal among children在小孩中是普遍的

• The English visitors were the objects of universal..admiration.

  出自：E. A. Freeman

• It was universal in the district, and therefore unnoticed.

  出自：D. H. Lawrence

• Death is universal, and not a fate reserved for you or me.

  出自：D. J. Enright

adj.(形容词)

universal, common, usual

这三个词都有“平常的”“常见的”意思。其区别是：

common用于物指“不稀奇”“很平常”,用于人指“没有职位”“不高贵”; universal指对所有的人或所有事物都适用,没有例外; usual指“经常的”“惯用的”,强调习惯性的、符合规章制度的或一贯如此的。例如:

He wasn't hero but just a common man.

他不是个英雄而是一个平常人。

Overpopulation is a universal problem.

人口过剩是个普遍的问题。

Playing chess is his usual pastime.

他经常用下棋来打发时间。

common，ordinary，commonplace，general，usual，popular，universal

这些形容词均含有“普通的，普遍的”之意。

common多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇。

ordinary用于物，指每天发生，十分平淡无奇；用于人，指无特别之处，很一般。

commonplace强调缺少新意。

general语气强于common，侧重大多如此，很少有例外情况。

usual指常见常闻和常做的事或举动，强调惯常性。

popular指适应大众爱好、需要，为大家所公认或接受。

universal与general同义，但语气较强，侧重对每个人或事物都适用，根本没有例外。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的universel，意为通用的；最初源自拉丁语的universalis，意为属于所有人的。