| 单词 | generic |
| 释义 | generic generic // adjective, noun
■ adjective
1 (about products, especially drugs) produced as a standard type of product, that does not have a brand name or is not protected by a trademark: generic copies of patented drugs Seven of their drugs now face generic competition. They expect sales of their generic Prozac to drop.
2 typical of or connected with a whole group of things; not specific: A name like ‘service provider' is too generic to trademark. They argued that ‘feta' is a generic term and should not be reserved for use by Greek producers. The farmers sponsor generic advertising for the fruit industry (= advertising fruit generally, not fruit from a particular producer or company).
■ noun (also generic drug) [C]
a drug that is sold with a name that is not protected by a trademark: The drug went off patent and is now available as a cheap generic. generic makers/manufacturers/competitors |
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