/ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:sl ||; ˌjunəˈvɝsḷ/adj
connected with, done by or affecting everyone in the world or everyone in a particular group 全世界的;全体的:
The environment is a universal issue.环境问题是全球问题。 ➔universally /-səli ||; -sḷɪ/ adv
universal/͵junəˋvɝsḷ; ˌjuːnəˈvɜːs$l◄ or ˌjuːnIˈvɜːs$l◄/adj 1 involving everyone in the world, or everyone in a group 全世界的﹔全体的: a universal ban on nuclear weapons 核武器的全面禁止There was almost universal agreement. 几乎人人都同意。2 true or suitable in every situation 普遍适用的: a universal truth 普遍真理 —universally adv
universaluniversaluniversalsadjectiveconnected with, done by or for everybody: The environment is a universal issue.▶ universallyadverb: to be universally accepted (= accepted everywhere and by everybody)