generic

1. ADJ You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things. 通用的

Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses. 巴爾馬干酪是一個用來描述一類堅硬的意大利奶酪的通用名稱。

2. ADJ A generic drug or other product is one that does not have a trademark and that is known by a general name, rather than the manufacturer's name. 非注冊商標(biāo)的 (藥等產(chǎn)品)

Doctors sometimes prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names. 醫(yī)生有時開比較便宜的非注冊商標(biāo)的藥品，而不開比較昂貴的品牌藥。

3. N-COUNT Generic is also a noun. 非注冊商標(biāo)的藥品

The programme saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs. 這項計劃以未注冊商標(biāo)的藥品取代品牌藥，在1988年節(jié)省了1100萬美元。