Nothing happens without a cause" is a generality. “凡事必有因”是一个通则。
The generality of students work hard. 大多数的学生努力用功。
generality
[ noun ]
an idea or conclusion having general application
<noun.cognition> he spoke in broad generalities
the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
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Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Generalities}. [L. generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. {Generalty}.] 1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. --Hooker.
2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
Let us descend from generalities to particulars. --Landor.
The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. --R. Choate.
3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.
Today's stock market also recalls a kernel of advice underlying a good many conservative investment philosophies, that within any industry, even those performing poorly, you may find companies that defy the generality.
As a generality, Hampstead Garden Suburbanites may seek to trade up within their area but rarely beyond.
The title may naturally evoke the generality of Pop, but it does so with a gentle, perhaps unconscious irony.