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[医]〔构词成分〕世代,起源
-g·e·ny
noun
generation y—often used before another nounAbout 3.5 million Gen Y drivers get their license each year.—Daren Fonda —often hyphenated in such use… blatant product placement turns off Gen-Y viewers who are offended by brand mentions.—Joanne Ostrow
These kids have expensive tastes. Gen Y came of age in an era of unprecedented affluence, and its members were reared by indulgent boomer parents.—Keith Haughton
noun combining form
generation : production
phylogeny
这个词缀表示“起源、来源、生产方式”,用于构成对应的抽象名词,加在以 -gen 结尾的词语后面,源自法语 -génie 和现代拉丁语 -genia,来自希腊语 -geneia,源自 -genes “出生、产生”,在 genos 的复合词中形成,源自 PIE 词根 *gene- “生育、产生”,具有指涉生殖、家庭和部落群体的派生词。
〔构词成分〕世代,起源
Noun combining form Greek -geneia act of being born, from -genēs born — more at -gen
The first known use of Gen Y was in 1994
1 Trigger warning to Gen Y: Prepare to feel a little, um, old.
2 After all, Early’s stand-up sends up the gulf between confidence and competence that Gen Y can exhibit.
3 Along the blurry edge at the cusp of the two generations, between Gen Y and Z, is where zillennials live.
4 Yet as the largest portion of the US workforce, Gen Y managed historically high levels of change and were the backbone of navigating one of the most stressful periods in the history of organizational life during the Global Pandemic.
5 Now there are few questions about Gen Y’s resolve, and Gen Z is under the scrutiny of elder generations’ expectations and assumptions about young adult life.
6 And with the workforce makeup increasingly Gen Y and Z, PB3.0 is aligned with the workforce’s desire to be recognized for their unique contributions to the organization.