用作形容词(adj.)

Windmills are a common sight in Holland.风车是荷兰常见的景色。

We have common topics to talk about.我们有共同的话题可谈。

Common interests bind us together.共同的利益使我们结合在一起。

Smith is a common surname.史密斯是个很普通的姓。

It is not common for him to receive letters.他接信是不平常的。

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.所谓优秀就是用不平凡的方法做平凡的事.

She thought he was very common and uneducated.她认为他很粗俗且无教养。

用作名词(n.)

We went for a walk on the common.我们在公地上散步。

His parents were of the commons.他的父母是平民。

Extra shares of common will be sold pubpcly.额外的普通股份将公开出售。

They campaign nationally for the protection of commons, village greens and footpaths.他们在全国搞运动宣传保护城市公园、乡村绿地和人行小径。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

It's a common word.
这是一个常见的词。

This is a common saying.
这是一句俗话。

This is in the common interest of the Third World.
这是第三世界的共同利益。

Britain and America share a common language.
英国和美国共用一种语言。

We must take care of the common property.
我们必须爱护公物。

Whether we can succeed or not depends on our common efforts.
我们能否成功取决于我们共同的努力。

Three is a common factor of 6,9 and 12. 3
是6、9和12的公约数。

The nobles used to treat the common people with haughty contempt.
贵族在过去惯于傲慢和轻蔑地对待平民。

Grass is a very common plant.
草是一种很普通的植物。

用作表语S+be+～

Rabbits and foxes are common.
兔子和狐狸是常见的。

Snow is common in cold countries.
在寒冷的国家,雪是常见的。

Automobile accidents are far too common.
汽车事故太常见了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing.
缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。

Poverty, disease and crime are common in the slums.
贫穷、疾病与罪恶在贫民区里到处可见。

Certain desires are common to all men.
某些欲望对所有的人是共有的。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

common cup公用杯子

common error among scholars学者们常犯的错误

common ground(利益与观念上的)共同基础

common market共同市场

common people平民,大众

common property公共财产

common revolutionary goal共同的革命目标

副词+～

less common不普遍

quite common相当普通的

～+介词

common among在…很常见

common between两者共有之处

common with与…共有的

adj.(形容词)

common的基本意思是“普遍的”“共有的”“共同的”,主要指因许多人〔物〕所共同具有或使用而常见,引申可表示“一般的”“平常的”,指普通、无特别之处,有时含有低劣粗俗之意。

common在句中常用作定语,也可用作表语，其后可接介词to。

common在句中修饰不可数名词时,前面不能加不定冠词。

common一般解释为“平常的”，偶尔可表示“低劣的”，“粗俗的”，所以在应用中应避免产生误解。

This is common furniture.

common sense，common knowledge和general knowledge的比较：common sense意为“常识”，通常指从经验得来的，多数人都知道的。common knowledge则是在一定范围例大家都知道的事情。 general knowledge意为“研究得来的，许多事情的常识”，反义词是speciapzed knowledge（专业知识）；

It is common knowledge (among the teachers) that they will soon have a new headmaster.

general knowledge test意思是“常识测试”；

common sense只在作形容词时，可写作common-sense。

adj.(形容词)司机在开车时睡觉是很常见的。

误 It is quite common that motorists fall asleep while driving.

正 It is quite common for motorists to fall asleep while driving.

析 在common之后不可用that引导的从句。

用作形容词(adj.)

Windmills are a common sight in Holland.风车是荷兰常见的景色。

We have common topics to talk about.我们有共同的话题可谈。

Common interests bind us together.共同的利益使我们结合在一起。

Smith is a common surname.史密斯是个很普通的姓。

It is not common for him to receive letters.他接信是不平常的。

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.所谓优秀就是用不平凡的方法做平凡的事.

She thought he was very common and uneducated.她认为他很粗俗且无教养。

用作名词(n.)

We went for a walk on the common.我们在公地上散步。

His parents were of the commons.他的父母是平民。

Extra shares of common will be sold pubpcly.额外的普通股份将公开出售。

They campaign nationally for the protection of commons, village greens and footpaths.他们在全国搞运动宣传保护城市公园、乡村绿地和人行小径。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

It's a common word.
这是一个常见的词。

This is a common saying.
这是一句俗话。

This is in the common interest of the Third World.
这是第三世界的共同利益。

Britain and America share a common language.
英国和美国共用一种语言。

We must take care of the common property.
我们必须爱护公物。

Whether we can succeed or not depends on our common efforts.
我们能否成功取决于我们共同的努力。

Three is a common factor of 6,9 and 12. 3
是6、9和12的公约数。

The nobles used to treat the common people with haughty contempt.
贵族在过去惯于傲慢和轻蔑地对待平民。

Grass is a very common plant.
草是一种很普通的植物。

用作表语S+be+～

Rabbits and foxes are common.
兔子和狐狸是常见的。

Snow is common in cold countries.
在寒冷的国家,雪是常见的。

Automobile accidents are far too common.
汽车事故太常见了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing.
缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。

Poverty, disease and crime are common in the slums.
贫穷、疾病与罪恶在贫民区里到处可见。

Certain desires are common to all men.
某些欲望对所有的人是共有的。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

common cup公用杯子

common error among scholars学者们常犯的错误

common ground(利益与观念上的)共同基础

common market共同市场

common people平民,大众

common property公共财产

common revolutionary goal共同的革命目标

副词+～

less common不普遍

quite common相当普通的

～+介词

common among在…很常见

common between两者共有之处

common with与…共有的

【近义词】

• accepted
• average
• coarse
• collective
• commonplace
• flat
• frequent
• general
• usual
• vulgar

【反义词】

• noteworthy
• uncommon