overgeneralization
/oh-ver-jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn/US // ˌoʊ vərˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən //
过度泛化,过度概括,以偏概全,笼统
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act or process of overgeneralizing.
- : the result of overgeneralizing.
- : Linguistics. the process of extending the application of a rule to items that are excluded from it in the language norm, as when a child uses the regular past tense verb ending -ed of forms like I walked to produce forms like *I goed or *I rided.
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