Word · Frequency #554
commonest
普遍的；常见的
commonest is the superlative of common.
Occurring or existing widely; frequent or usual.
- 1.
Mutual; shared by more than one.
相互的；多人共有的
- 2.
Existing among virtually all people; universal.
几乎所有人共有的；普遍的
- 3.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
属于或由整个社区参与的；公共的
- 4.
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
定期或频繁发生的；通常的
- 5.
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
没有特别的区别或质量；广为人知或常见的；普通的
- 6.
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
大量存在的；常见的
- 7.
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
简单的,普通的或粗俗的
- 8.
As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
作为物种俗名的一部分,通常表示丰富或广为人知
- 9.
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
俗名,指一种植物或动物的名称
- 10.
Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
源于习俗或传统,而非立法机构创立
- 11.
Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
属于或与通性有关的
- 12.
Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
与普通名词有关的,而非专有名词
普通的；平凡的；共同的；共有的；公共的；公众的；粗俗的；庸俗的；习惯的；约定俗成的
In use
It is common to see birds in the park.
He drives a common car, nothing fancy.
We share a common goal of finishing the project on time.
for the common good
common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
the common man
a common sailor
the common cold
a common nuisance
followed common procedure
Connections
Collocations
- common sense
- 常识
- It's just common sense to look both ways before crossing the street.过马路前左右看看是常识。
- common ground
- 共同点
- We need to find common ground to resolve the dispute.我们需要找到共同点来解决争端。
- common knowledge
- 常识；众所周知的事
- It is common knowledge that smoking is harmful to health.吸烟有害健康是常识。
- common practice
- 惯例；常见做法
- It is common practice to shake hands when meeting someone for the first time.初次见面时握手是常见做法。
- common mistake
- 常见错误
- A common mistake is to confuse 'affect' and 'effect'.一个常见错误是混淆'affect'和'effect'。
- common occurrence
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Common 意为‘普通的’，想想‘common cold’人人都得过。
Context & Register
注册：中性；典型场景：日常对话、学术写作、通用交流。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the unstressed ending /ən/ but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɒ/ in common vs. /ʊ/ in woman, /uː/ in human, /iː/ in demon, /e/ in lemon, /ʌ/ in summon, /æ/ in salmon). They do not rhyme with common; they are lookalikes for spelling pattern comparison.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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