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ADJ-GRADED
常見的;普遍的
If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
例句
His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway...
他的名字叫漢森，在挪威是一個常見的名字。
Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds...
石油污染是造成海鳥死亡最常見的原因。
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ADJ
共有的;共同的
If something is common to two or more people or groups, it is done, possessed, or used by them all.
例句
Moldavians and Romanians share a common language...
摩爾達維亞人和羅馬尼亞人使用同一種語言。
Such behaviour is common to all young people.
這種行為在年輕人中司空見慣。
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ADJ
(物種)常見的
When there are more animals or plants of a particular species than there are of related species, then the first species is called common .
例句
...the common house fly.
常見的家蠅
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ADJ
尋常的;普通的
Common is used to indicate that someone or something is of the ordinary kind and not special in any way.
例句
Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority...
民主也許能提升普通人的政治地位，讓他們產生優越感。
Common salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride.
食鹽由40%的鈉和60%的氯化物構成。
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ADJ
(禮貌等)通常的，起碼的
Common decency or common courtesy is the decency or courtesy which most people have. You usually talk about this when someone has not shown these characteristics in their behaviour to show your disapproval of them.
例句
It is common decency to give your seat to anyone in greater need...
給更有需要的人讓座是最起碼的禮貌。
He didn't have the common courtesy to ask permission.
他連邀準這種最起碼的禮貌都沒有。
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ADJ
(知識等)眾所周知的，共有的，共識的
You can use common to describe knowledge, an opinion, or a feeling that is shared by people in general.
例句
It is common knowledge that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
大家都知道游泳是最好的鍛煉方式之一。
...the common view that acupuncture is only a fringe area of medicine.
針灸僅僅是醫學的一個邊緣領域的這種普遍看法
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ADJ-GRADED
粗俗的;缺乏教養的
If you describe someone or their behaviour as common, you mean that they show a lack of taste, education, and good manners.
例句
She might be a little common at times, but she was certainly not boring.
她有時候可能有點粗俗，但絕對不會讓人生厭。
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N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
(通常指村莊、小鎮或其附近的)公共草地
A common is an area of grassy land, usually in or near a village or small town, where the public is allowed to go.
例句
We are warning women not to go out on to the common alone.
我們告誡女性不要獨自去公共草地。
...Wimbledon Common.
溫布爾登公地
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N-PROPER-COLL
同 the House of Commons;(亦指)下議員議員們
The Commons is the same as the House of Commons. The members of the House of Commons can also be referred to as the Commons .
例句
The Prime Minister is to make a statement in the Commons this afternoon...
今天下午首相將在下議院發表聲明。
The Commons has spent over three months on the bill.
下議院在這項議案上已經花了3個多月的時間。
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PHRASE
共有的;相同的
If two or more things have something in common, they have the same characteristic or feature.
例句
The oboe and the clarinet have got certain features in common...
雙簧管和單簧管有些相似之處。
In common with most Italian lakes, access to the shores of Orta is restricted.
和大部分意大利湖泊一樣，奧爾塔湖岸不對公眾開放。
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PHRASE
(興趣或經歷)共同的，相同的
If two or more people have something in common, they share the same interests or experiences.
例句
He had very little in common with his sister.
他和姐姐幾乎沒有什么共同語言。