Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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概括；概述；总述
A generality is a general statement that covers a range of things, rather than being concerned with specific instances.
例句
I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples...我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
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一般性；普遍性；笼统
The generality of a statement or description is the fact that it is a general one, rather than a specific, detailed one.
例句
That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.由于其笼统性，不难料想这种定义会存在问题。
QUANT
主体；大多数
If someone refers to the generality of a group of people, they mean the majority of that group.
例句
When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
英汉词典释义
n.
概括性的话
I wish you would come down from generalities to particulars.我希望你别谈大概而谈细节。
一般性,通(用)性;概括性,笼统性
a rule of great generality普遍性的法则
英英词典释义
Noun
1. an idea having general application;
"he spoke in broad generalities"
2. the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability