概括

• 拼音: gài kuò
• 汉字拆解: 概 = 木 (wood) + 既 (already, phonetic), a levelling stick for grain — extended to 'general standard'; 括 = 扌(hand) + 活 (live, phonetic), to gather together

含义

To summarise; to generalise; to give a broad outline (V); concise and comprehensive (Adj). Used for condensing a topic into its key points or describing language that covers the essentials briefly.

As a verb, 概括 means to sum up or generalise information. As an adjective, it describes language or content that is brief yet thorough. Common in academic and formal writing. 概括起来 (to summarise / in brief) is a frequent phrase. The opposite of 详细 (detailed).

例句

1. 老师让我们用三句话概括这篇文章的主要内容。
2. 他的发言很简洁，能够概括地说明问题。
3. 概括起来，这次调查的结果说明大多数人支持这项政策。

用法指南

语境: academic, writing, speech

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请你用一两句话概括一下这次会议的结论。(Please summarise the conclusions of this meeting in a sentence or two.)
• 她用非常概括的语言介绍了公司的发展历史。(She described the company's development history in very concise, comprehensive language.)

错误说法

• 在随意口语中用'概括'代替'总结一下' (Avoid using 概括 for trivial everyday summaries — it sounds overly formal; prefer 总结一下 in casual conversation)

起源与历史

A compound of 概 (broad outlines/general standard) + 括 (to include/encompass). Together they convey the idea of taking in the broad outlines of something comprehensively.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal