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单词 common sense
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Definition of common sense in English:

common sense

noun
mass noun
  • Good sense and sound judgement in practical matters.

    常识;(对实际事物的)健全判断力

    it is all a matter of common sense

    它完全是个常识问题。

    as modifier a common-sense approach

    常识性方法。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those are simply common-sense amendments, and I commend them and the bill to the House.
    • I believe that the committee reached a very sound, common-sense approach to the problem.
    • There were common-sense reasons for the other regulations too.
    • The bill contains a number of common-sense amendments to address those concerns.
    • However, if pressed to defend this common-sense approach, few pure mathematicians would seek to do so.
    • We also wanted people to know that our candidate was a mainstream, common-sense candidate.
    • The bill contains a number of common-sense amendments to remedy several defects in transport legislation.
    • He has a gift for identifying weaknesses and applying common-sense solutions.
    • You can improve your market sense even more with the following common-sense tips.
    • They are common-sense people who know right from wrong.
    • Gifted with finely honed communication skills, she displays entertaining, common-sense wisdom throughout.
    • Several common-sense short cuts were taken in the handbook to facilitate readability.
    • They would say that that was a good, sensible, common-sense use of their money.
    • He had a practical, common-sense manner, and he was determined from the outset that nothing but his best was good enough.
    • There are some common-sense methods that can be used for both adults and children to treat fevers at home.
    • Smith offers common-sense advice for creating a charming and productive greenhouse.
    • I hope that a practical, common-sense application will be applied to the various issues that will arise.
    • Some common-sense solutions, and neat statistics, are found within the paper.
    • Apart from the usual common-sense advice, there are a couple of critical pointers.
    • We have a positive, common-sense approach to the issues that face us.
    Synonyms
    good sense, sense, sensibleness, native wit, native intelligence, mother wit, wit, judgement, sound judgement, level-headedness, prudence, discernment, acumen, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, canniness, astuteness, shrewdness, judiciousness, wisdom, insight, intuition, intuitiveness, perceptiveness, perspicacity, vision, understanding, intelligence, reason, powers of reasoning
    practicality, capability, initiative, resourcefulness, enterprise
    informal horse sense, gumption, nous, savvy, know-how
    British informal common
    North American informal smarts
    rare sapience, arguteness

Derivatives

  • commonsensical

  • adjective ˌkɒmənˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l
    • These changes are practical and commonsensical and I hope they will prevent cases of serious error.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And we all ought to go about our business in a commonsensical, calm way, and not in any way be distracted by scare stories or horror stories or headlines.
      • In general, the American public seems to apply a fairly reasonable, commonsensical standard of benefit and cost when evaluating foreign affairs.
      • It is of course commonsensical to film all three at one go - gathering together the cast for separate shoots would be impractical.
      • Now she was perfectly sensible and commonsensical.

Rhymes

cense, commence, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence

Definition of common sense in US English:

common sense

nounˌkämən ˈsensˌkɑmən ˈsɛns
  • Good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.

    常识;(对实际事物的)健全判断力

    as modifier a common-sense approach

    常识性方法。

    use your common sense
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I hope that a practical, common-sense application will be applied to the various issues that will arise.
    • Those are simply common-sense amendments, and I commend them and the bill to the House.
    • We have a positive, common-sense approach to the issues that face us.
    • Gifted with finely honed communication skills, she displays entertaining, common-sense wisdom throughout.
    • I believe that the committee reached a very sound, common-sense approach to the problem.
    • They are common-sense people who know right from wrong.
    • Some common-sense solutions, and neat statistics, are found within the paper.
    • Smith offers common-sense advice for creating a charming and productive greenhouse.
    • There were common-sense reasons for the other regulations too.
    • He had a practical, common-sense manner, and he was determined from the outset that nothing but his best was good enough.
    • He has a gift for identifying weaknesses and applying common-sense solutions.
    • The bill contains a number of common-sense amendments to remedy several defects in transport legislation.
    • We also wanted people to know that our candidate was a mainstream, common-sense candidate.
    • There are some common-sense methods that can be used for both adults and children to treat fevers at home.
    • However, if pressed to defend this common-sense approach, few pure mathematicians would seek to do so.
    • The bill contains a number of common-sense amendments to address those concerns.
    • Apart from the usual common-sense advice, there are a couple of critical pointers.
    • You can improve your market sense even more with the following common-sense tips.
    • They would say that that was a good, sensible, common-sense use of their money.
    • Several common-sense short cuts were taken in the handbook to facilitate readability.
    Synonyms
    good sense, sense, sensibleness, native wit, native intelligence, mother wit, wit, judgement, sound judgement, level-headedness, prudence, discernment, acumen, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, canniness, astuteness, shrewdness, judiciousness, wisdom, insight, intuition, intuitiveness, perceptiveness, perspicacity, vision, understanding, intelligence, reason, powers of reasoning
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