Generational means it belongs to one generation, or to the way different generations sit next to each other. A generation is a group of people born around the same time, or one step in a family (grandparents, parents, children).

Generational meansGenerational的意思是 it belongs to one generation屬於某一個世代，or to the way different generations sit next to each other或是指不同世代之間彼此相處的方式。A generationA generation is a group of people born around the same time是指一群差不多同時間出生的人，or one step in a family或是一個家庭裡的一個層級（grandparents, parents, children祖父母、父母、小孩）。

So a generational gap is the distance in habits and views between older and younger people; generational wealth is money and houses passed down the family line; a generational change is one that marks a whole age group, not just one person.

So a generational gap所以generational gap（世代差距）is the distance in habits and views between older and younger people是指老一輩和年輕一輩在習慣和看法上的距離；generational wealthgenerational wealth（世代財富）is money and houses passed down the family line是指沿著家族傳下來的錢和房子；a generational changegenerational change（世代性的改變）is one that marks a whole age group, not just one person則是指標記整個年齡層、而不只是一個人的改變。

Though actually, English has started using this word for heavier things too, like generational trauma — hurt that seems to travel from parents to children. That is a newer, more essay-like use.

Though actually不過其實，English has started using this word for heavier things too英文也開始把這個字用在比較沉重的事情上，like generational trauma像是generational trauma（世代創傷）——hurt that seems to travel from parents to children一種好像會從父母傳給小孩的傷害。That is a newer, more essay-like use這是比較新、比較像文章用語的用法。

The everyday core is still ‘of a generation’ or ‘between generations’. It is an adjective: generational differences, not ‘a generational’ on its own.

The everyday core is still日常最核心的意思，還是 ‘of a generation’ or ‘between generations’「屬於某個世代」或「世代之間」。It is an adjective它是一個形容詞：generational differencesgenerational differences（世代差異），not ‘a generational’ on its own不能單獨說「a generational」。