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（尤指經歷或觀點相同的）一代人，同代人，同輩人
A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.
例句
...the younger generation of Party members...
年輕一代的黨員
David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
長期以來，戴維·馬梅特一直被視為同代人中最杰出的美國劇作家。
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代，一代，一輩（通常認為大約是30年）
A generation is the period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own.
例句
Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers.
就在不到一代人的時間里，坐飛機已經成了很多旅行者的出行方式。
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（機械設備的設計和制造的）代
You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.
例句
...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers.
新一代的IBM/蘋果電腦
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（表示家庭成員擁有某國國籍的時間長短情況）第…代的
Generation is used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not.
例句
...second generation Asians in Britain...
英國的第二代亞洲移民
She is a first generation American.
她是第一代美國移民。
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（能源的）產生
Generation is also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water.
例句
Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
日本宣布了大幅增加核能發電的計劃。