common（common and more frequentake常犯的）

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;低俗的

n.

公共用地;公地;(院校、高校等)学员公共食堂

单数： commons

比较级： commoner

最高级别： commonest

牛津词典

adj.

【不规律方式】 commoner, commonest

【协助表明】 More common and most common are more frequent. more common和most common更加普遍。

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.

易烊千玺是常见的英语人名。

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

乳腺癌是这一国家女性中最常见的一种癌病。

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

有一些以前随处可见的飞禽如今日益稀缺。

a common spelling mistake

易犯的语法错误

反义： 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.

他们在拍摄层面兴趣相投。

basic features which are common to all human languages

全部人类语言共有的本质特征

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

土地的一同使用权

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

做出这个决定就是为了共同的权益。

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

这也是英国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

学习园地里常见的小青蛙

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

莎士比亚的著作在他那时候很受普通百姓的热烈欢迎。

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

在多数人的眼中她只不过是个普通的犯罪分子。

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

你还是认为他会明白起码的文明礼貌去道个歉呢。

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

出于礼貌，该让她知道已经发生的事。

4

(BrE, disapproving) 低俗的；肤浅的

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

She thought he was very common and uneducated.

她认为他很低俗且无修养。

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