|
Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
common
com·mon [common commons commoner commonest] adjective, noun BrE [ˈkɒmən] NAmE [ˈkɑːmən]
adjective (com·mon·er, com·mon·est) more common and most common are more frequent
1. happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places
• Jackson is a common English name.
• Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.
•Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare.
•a common spelling mistake
•Allergies to milk are quite common in childhood.
Opp: ↑uncommon
2. usually before noun ~ (to sb/sth) shared by or belonging to two or more people or by the people in a group
• They share a common interest in photography.
•basic features which are common to all human languages
• We are working together for a common purpose.
•common ownership of the land
•This decision was taken for the common good (= the advantage of everyone).
•It is, by common consent, Scotland's prettiest coast (= everyone agrees that it is).
3. only before noun ordinary; not unusual or special
•the common garden frog
• Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day.
• In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal.
•You'd think he'd have the common courtesy to apologize (= this would be the polite behaviour that people would expect).
•It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it).
4. (BrE, disapproving)typical of sb from a low social class and not having good manners
•She thought he was very common and uneducated.
more at be common/public knowledge at ↑knowledge
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.
Thesaurus:
common adj.
1.
•The most common complaint was of late deliveries.
widespread • • universal • • general • • commonplace • |formal prevalent •
Opp: rare, Opp: uncommon
a/the common/widespread/universal/general/prevalent view/problem
a common/widespread/universal/general feeling
violence is common/widespread/commonplace
2. usually before noun
•a decision taken for the common good (= the advantage of everyone)
joint • • collective • • communal • • shared • • popular • • public • • cooperative •
common/joint/collective/communal/shared/public property
common/joint/collective/communal/shared ownership/responsibility
a common/joint/collective/communal/cooperative enterprise
common/collective/popular opinion
3. only before noun
•She was nothing more than a common criminal.
ordinary • • normal • • average • • typical •
common/normal for sb sth to do sth/for sth to happen
the common/ordinary/normal/average man
the common/ordinary/normal sort
Example Bank:
•I don't like Sandra. She seems a bit common to me.
•I have nothing in common with Jane.
•I wish you wouldn't use that word— it sounds so common.
•India, in common with= like many other countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.
•Stomach pain is very common in children.
•These problems now seem fairly common.
•This attitude is common to most young men in the armed services.
•Don't use that word, it's awfully common.
•He's as common as muck, but he's a got a lot of posh friends.
•I wanted a recording of the common cuckoo.
•In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal.
•It is, by common consent, Scotland's prettiest coast.
•It's a common enough situation, I know.
•It's only common decency to let her know what's happening.
•Jones and Davies are common Welsh names.
•Oats were the staple food of the common people.
•Polite letters of rejection are a matter of common courtesy.
•Some basic features are common to all human languages.
•The disease is very common in young horses.
•The fungus is a common sight in woodlands at this time of year.
•The most common complaint from patients was about poor communication.
•This decision was taken for the common good.
•common courtesy/decency
•common gulls/frogs/ragwort
•common people/soldiers/criminals
Idioms: ↑common or garden ▪ ↑common touch ▪ ↑have something in common ▪ ↑in common ▪ ↑in common with somebody ▪ ↑make common cause with somebody
noun
1. countable an area of open land in a town or village that anyone may use
•We went for a walk on the common.
•Wimbledon Common
2. commonssingular (US)a large room where students can eat in a school, college, etc
•The commons is next to the gym.
see also ↑Commons
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.
Example Bank:
•Wimbledon Common covers an area of 1 200 acres.
See also: ↑garden-variety
|
|
|
▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
Related search result for "common"
|
|
