English Dictionary

common

/ˈkɒm.ən/

adj

Mutual; shared by more than one. / Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. / Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual. / Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

They have a common goal.

意味（1）

Mutual; shared by more than one.

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.

意味（2）

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

意味（3）

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

意味（4）

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

If it be asked wherein the utility of some modern extensions of mathematics lies, it must be acknowledged that it is at present difficult to see how they are ever to become applicable to questions of common life or physical science.

意味（5）

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

意味（6）

(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

意味（7）

Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.

意味（8）

(obsolete) Profane; polluted.

What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

意味（9）

(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

a Dame who her self was as Common as the King's High Way