common

common
(commoner, commonest)
  1. occurring, found, or done often; prevalent
    一般的;常见的;通常的,日常的;普遍的
    salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings.
    盐和胡椒粉是两种最常用的调味品。
    it's common for a woman to be depressed after giving birth.
    妇女分娩后心情沮丧是常见的现象。
    ■(of an animal or plant) found or living in relatively large numbers; not rare
    (动植物)常见的;多见的
    ■ordinary; of ordinary qualities; without special rank or position
    普通的,平凡的;平民的;无特殊级别(或地位)的
    the dwellings of common people.
    平民住宅 。
    a common soldier.
    普通士兵。
    ■(of a quality) of a sort or level to be generally expected
    (品质)起码的
    common decency.
    起码的体面。
    ■of the most familiar type
    通俗的;最常见的
    the common or vernacular name.
    通俗的或是本国的名字。
    ■denoting the most widespread or typical species of an animal or plant
    (动植物种类)分布最为广泛的;最典型的
    the common gull.
    最常见的海鸥。
  2. showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar
    庸俗的;低级的;粗俗的
    she's so common.
    她真庸俗。
  3. shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things
    公共的;共同的;共为的
    the two republics' common border.
    这两个共和国的公共边界。
    problems common to both communities.
    两个社区共同的问题。
    ■belonging to, open to, or affecting the whole of a community or the public at large
    (社区,公众)共有的;公共的,公用的;共受影响的
    common land.
    公地。
    ■(Mathematics)belonging to two or more quantities
    (数)公共的
  4. (Grammar)(语法)(in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter
    (拉丁语、荷兰语和某些其他语言)(名词)阳性或阴性的,非中性的
    ■(in English) denoting a noun that refers to individuals of either sex (e. g. teacher)
    (英语)(名词)通性的(如teacher)
  5. (Prosody)(of a syllable) able to be either short or long
    (诗韵)(音节)长短共通的
  6. (Law)(of a crime) of lesser importance
    (律)(罪行)普通的;轻度的
    common assault.
    普通企图伤害罪。
noun
  1. a piece of open land for public use, especially in a village or town
    (尤指村镇的)公地
  2. (Brit. informal)common sense
    (英,非正式)常识
  3. (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions
    (基督教教会适用于各种场合的)普通礼拜
  4. (亦作 right of common)(English Law)a person's right over another's land, e. g. for pasturage or mineral extraction
    (英格兰律)(对他人土地的)共同使用(或收益)权
常用词组
the common good
  1. the benefit or interests of all
    公益
    it is time our elected officials stood up for the common good.
    该是我们选出的公务员们维护公益的时候了。
common ground
  1. a point accepted or shared by each of two or more conflicting or differing parties
    (冲突矛盾双方或多方承认的)共同立论基础
    artists from different cultural backgrounds found common ground.
    有着不同文化背景的艺术家们找到了共同基础。
common knowledge
  1. something known by most people
    大多数人都知道的事,众所周知之事;常识
common or garden
  1. (Brit. informal)of the usual or ordinary type
    (英,非正式)平常的,普通的,平凡的
    Britain's common or garden house sparrow.
    英国的普通家雀。
common property
  1. a thing or things held jointly
    共同财产;公共财产
    ■something known by most people
    大多数人都知道的事,众所周知之事;常识
the common touch
  1. the ability to get on with or appeal to ordinary people
    平易近人的能力;与普通人相处(或打动普通人)的能力
have something in common
  1. have a specified amount or degree of shared interests or characteristics
    有共同之处(或兴趣、特征)
    the two men had little in common.
    这两个人没什么共同之处。
in common
  1. in joint use or possession; shared
    共用;共有,公有
    a sect that had wives in common.
    共妻的教派。
    ■(Law)held or owned by two or more people each having undivided possession but with distinct, separately transferable interests
    (律)共有
in common with
  1. in the same way as
    与…一样,与…相同
    in common with other officers I had to undertake guard duties.
    和其他军官一样,我不得不承担警戒任务。
out of the common
  1. (Brit.)rarely occurring; unusual
    (英)不平常的;非同寻常的
派生
commonness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis
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