greatest generation

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The generation of people who came of age during the Great Depression and went on to fight in World War II, especially those born from the early 1900s to late 1920s.
    — Other members of the greatest generation found their life's calling in uniform, continuing to serve in the military after the war and helping it to adapt to the changing times.

词形变化

the greatest generation canonical Greatest Generation alternative

词源

Popularized by the 1998 book The Greatest Generation.
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