commons
/ˈkɒmənz/plural noun
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- treated as sing. land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community(社区)共有土地(或资源); 影响全社区的土地(或资源)。
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- archaic provisions shared in common; rations〈古〉公用食物, 集体伙食; 给养。
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- US a dining hall in a school or college〈美〉(学校或大学的)食堂; 餐厅。
短语
short commons
- archaic insufficient allocation of food〈古〉伙食不足; 给养不足:
a life of short commons.
给养不足的生活。
词源
Middle English: plural of COMMON.