multigenerational

multigenerational — 形容詞

1. involving people from two or more different age groups or generations, especiall

1.形容詞B2
釋義

跨世代

涉及兩個以上世代的

involving people from two or more different age groups or generations, especially within a family, workplace, or community

例句

The Yamada family lives in a multigenerational home with Aiko's grandparents on the ground floor.

Yamada 一家住在跨世代住宅裡，Aiko 的祖父母住在一樓。

collocation: multigenerational home / household

In Priya's workplace, a multigenerational team of designers and engineers works on every project.

在 Priya 的公司，每個專案都由跨世代的設計師與工程師團隊負責。

collocation: multigenerational team / workforce

同義詞
  • intergenerational

    Focuses on relationships or exchanges between generations rather than simply including them

  • cross-generational

    Less formal; emphasises movement or communication across age groups

  • multi-age

    Broader term, used especially in education (multi-age classrooms); not limited to family lines

反義詞
  • single-generation

    Describes something limited to one age cohort

  • generational

    Refers to one generation in isolation, without the multi-cohort dimension

文法句型

multigenerational + noun

用法筆記

Used before nouns such as 'family', 'home', 'workforce', 'team', or 'impact'. Not gradable — a situation either involves multiple generations or it does not, so comparative forms (more multigenerational) are avoided.

常見錯誤

❌Their family is very multigenerational.
✅Their family is multigenerational.
💡This adjective describes a binary quality; it is not used with intensifiers like 'very' or 'more.'
❌They live in a multigenerational house with three generation.
✅They live in a multigenerational home with three generations.
💡The noun 'generation' must be plural when counting more than one.