common,“普通的,一般的”,側(cè)重常見的常有的,人人皆知的。如:Apples are very common in North China.蘋果在華北很常見。也可指“平凡的”,如the common people,平民。normal,“正常的,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的,普通的”,側(cè)重與常規(guī)、標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等一致。如:the normal temperature of thehuman body,人的正常體溫,The baby's weight is normal.

common 共同的,常見的,普通的
詞組:in common 共同地
common sense/knowledge 常識
common interest 共同利益
commons 普通人
normal 身體/心理正常的,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的
反義詞:abnormal 反正常的,變態(tài)的(大家慎用)
詞組:normal body temperatures 正常體溫
usual 慣常發(fā)生的(一件事) 詞組:as usual 正如往常一樣
ordinary 普通的,不特別的
Example Sentences
1. The only thing the twins had in common was looks!
這對雙胞胎唯一的共同之處就是長相
2. It is common sense that light travels faster than sound.
光速比聲速快這是常識
3. They have a love of adventure in common.
他們的共同愛好是探險(xiǎn)
Conversation Sentences
小美: Mandy and Tom seem to be spending a lot of time together lately.
花哥哥: Yes, that's true. I've seen them at the swimming pool and at the cinema.
小美:They go on regular bike rides together too.
花哥哥:They seem to have a lot in common.
小美:Yes, they clearly like the same things.
花哥哥:I wonder if we'll be hearing wedding bells soon.
Translation:
Mandy和Tom最近總是在一起
說的沒錯(cuò),我看到他們在游泳館和電影院
他們還一起去騎車
他們似乎有很多共同之處
是啊,很明顯他們?nèi)の断嗤?/p>
我好奇是不是不久就要聽到他們的婚訊啦