(the Commons). short for House of Commons House of Commons的简称 ■(historical)the common people regarded as a part of a political system, especially in Britain (史)平民;平民阶层(尤指在英国)
[treated as sing.]land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community (社区)共有土地(或资源);影响全社区的土地(或资源)
(archaic)provisions shared in common; rations (古)公用食物,集体伙食;给养 ■(US)a dining hall in a school or college (美)(学校或大学的)食堂;餐厅
常用词组 short commons
(archaic)insufficient allocation of food (古)伙食不足;给养不足 a life of short commons. 给养不足的生活。