universal

英[juːnɪ'vɜːs(ə)l] 美['jʊnə'vɝsl]

名词: universality;

1、uni- + vers- + -al.
2、literally "turned into one". => all together. => the universe, the whole world, cosmos.
3、含义：of or belonging to all.

universal 通用的

来自拉丁语universum, 所有，全人类，全世界，uni-, 一，-verse, 转。即转为一体的，引申义通用的。

universal (adj.): late 14c., "pertaining to the whole of something specified; occurring everywhere," from Old French universel "general, universal" (12c.), from Latin universalis "of or belonging to all," from universus "all together, whole, entire" (see universe). In mechanics, a universal joint (1670s) is one which allows free movement in any direction. Universal product code is recorded from 1974.

1. He was probably right to intuit that it was universal.: 他凭直觉认为它具有普遍性，也许他是正确的。

2. 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。

3. By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with.: 到1920年，福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。

4. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.: 我们边说着外语，边打着通用的手势进行交流。