Generate & Create

Create - 創造. (to make something happen or exist) 讓一個東西出現或存在。 

Generate - 產生；引起， 生成。 
- to bring into existence; cause to be; produce. 
- to create by a vital or natural process. 
除了也是有‘讓一個東西存在’ 的意思，‘generate' 也有從自然的過程產生‘的意思。後者著重是一個過程的產物。 

其實這兩個字是同意字。但是，有一些用法的不同。 

例如：上帝創造世界 - God created the world. 
不能說 - God generated the world. 

另一例子- The power plant generated five thousand kilowatts of electricity." 
（發電廠產生五千瓦電力- 從發電機所產生） 
不能說 : The power plant created five thousand kilowatts of electricity. 



“"Create" has a more artistic, soulful or possibly religious connotation. 
(翻譯：'Create' 有較多藝術性的，靈性上的，或宗教性的涵義。） 

"Generate" seems more mechanical, scientific, cold.“ 
（(翻譯：'Generate' 似乎比較是機械性的，科學的，冷的。） 

另有人囘答說： 

"Create" is used when referring to purposely or deliberately bringing something into being. 

(翻譯：'Create' 用在指有目的或故意讓某物存在） 

To "generate" often implies bringing something into being in an indirect manner or as a result of something else.