common denominator

Word family adjectivecommonablecommonsensecommonnouncommonagecommonalitycommonaltycommonercommoneycommoningcommonnesscommonscommon coldcommonholdcommon lawcommon nouncommonplacecommonplacenesscommon roomcommon senseadverbcommonly

Related topics: Illness & disability, Numbers

ˌcommon deˈnominator noun [countableC]

1 MIan attitude or quality that all the different members of a group have 〔一组中不同成员的〕共同点

The common denominator of both types of novel is the vulnerable threatened heroine.

这两类小说的共同点是女主人公都感情脆弱，而且受人胁迫。

2 the lowest common denominator BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSthe least attractive, least intelligent people or features in a situation 最无知的人[特点]；最无趣的人[特点]

trashy TV programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator

满足低级趣味的低劣电视节目

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the lowest common denominator• They produce trashy TV programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator.

3. HMN technical a number that can be divided exactly by all the denominators (=bottom number) in a set of fractions 公分母

Examples from the Corpus

common denominator• The common denominator in these two election campaigns was money.

单词	common denominator
释义	common denominator Word family adjectivecommonablecommonsensecommonnouncommonagecommonalitycommonaltycommonercommoneycommoningcommonnesscommonscommon coldcommonholdcommon lawcommon nouncommonplacecommonplacenesscommon roomcommon senseadverbcommonly Related topics: Illness & disability, Numbers ˌcommon deˈnominator noun [countableC] 1 MIan attitude or quality that all the different members of a group have 〔一组中不同成员的〕共同点 The common denominator of both types of novel is the vulnerable threatened heroine. 这两类小说的共同点是女主人公都感情脆弱，而且受人胁迫。 2 the lowest common denominator BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSthe least attractive, least intelligent people or features in a situation 最无知的人[特点]；最无趣的人[特点] trashy TV programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator 满足低级趣味的低劣电视节目 Examples from the Corpus the lowest common denominator• They produce trashy TV programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator. 3. HMN technical a number that can be divided exactly by all the denominators (=bottom number) in a set of fractions 公分母 Examples from the Corpus common denominator• The common denominator in these two election campaigns was money.
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