commonality
/ˌkɒməˈnælətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- in sing. the state of sharing features or attributes具有共同特征; 具有共性：
a commonality of interest ensures cooperation
共同的兴趣确保了合作
mass noun the explanations show a high degree of commonality in their reasoning.这些解释在论证方面显示了高度的共性。
1.1
- count noun a shared feature or attribute共同特点; 共性：
we discern the commonalities between these writers.
我们觉察到这些作家的共同之处。
2
the commonality
another term for COMMONALTY.
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： variant of COMMONALTY. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent., but was rarely used before the 1950s.