common是什么意思

common

英 [ˈkɒmən] 美 [ˈkɑːmən]

adj.

常见的;通常的;普遍的;共有的;共享的;共同的;普通的;平常的;寻常的;平凡的;粗俗的

n.

公共用地;公地;(学校、大学等的)学生公共食堂

复数： commons

比较级： commoner

最高级： commonest

牛津词典

adj.

【不规则形式】 commoner, commonest

【帮助说明】 More common and most common are more frequent. more common和most common更为常见。

1

常见的；通常的；普遍的

happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places

Jackson is a common English name.

杰克逊是常见的英语人名。

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.

乳腺癌是这个国家妇女中最常见的一种癌症。

Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare.

有些曾经随处可见的鸟类现在日益稀少。

a common spelling mistake

常犯的拼写错误

反义词： uncommon

2

[usually before noun] ~ (to sb/sth)

共有的；共享的；共同的

shared by or belonging to two or more people or by the people in a group

They share a common interest in photography.

他们在摄影方面兴趣相投。

basic features which are common to all human languages

所有人类语言共有的基本特征

We are working together for a common purpose.

我们在为一个共同的目标一起工作。

common ownership of the land

土地的共同所有权

This decision was taken for the common good (= the advantage of everyone) .

作出这个决定是为了共同的利益。

It is, by common consent , Scotland's prettiest coast (= everyone agrees that it is) .

这是苏格兰公认的最美丽的海岸。

3

[only before noun] 普通的；平常的；寻常的；平凡的

ordinary; not unusual or special

the common garden frog

园地里常见的青蛙

Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day.

莎士比亚的作品在他那个年代很受平民百姓的欢迎。

In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal .

在多数人的眼里她只不过是个普通的罪犯。

You'd think he'd have the common courtesy to apologize (= this would be the polite behaviour that people would expect) .

你还以为他会懂得起码的礼貌去道个歉呢。

It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it) .

出于礼貌，该让她知道正在发生的事。

4

(BrE, disapproving) 粗俗的；庸俗的

typical of sb from a low social class and not having good manners

She thought he was very common and uneducated.

她认为他很粗俗且无教养。