community
/kəˈmjuːnətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- a group of people living together in one place, especially one practising common ownership同住一地区（尤指行使共同所有权）的一群人：
a community of nuns.
一群修女。
1.1
- all the people living in a particular area or place一地区的全体居民：
local communities.
当地居民。
1.2
- a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants社会; 社区：
a rural community.
乡村社区。
1.3
the community
the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society社会; 公众：preparing prisoners for life back in the community.
帮助囚犯为回归社会生活做准备。
1.4
- as modifier denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area社工; 社区（或社会）服务：
community health services.
社区保健服务。
2
- usu. with modifier a group of people having a religion, race, profession, or other particular characteristic in common（由同宗教、同种族、同职业或其他共同特征的人组成的）团体; 界：
Bangkok's Chinese community
曼谷的华人团体
the scientific community.
科学界。
2.1
- a body of nations or states unified by common interests（国家的）共同体：
in names the African Economic Community.非洲经济共同体。
3
- mass noun the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common共享; 共有; （态度或利益）相同：
the sense of community that organized religion can provide.
有组织的宗教信仰能带来集体感。
3.1
- in sing. a similarity or identity类似; 共同性; 一致：
the law presupposes a community of interest between an employer and employees.
这条法规以雇主和雇员之间的利益一致为先决条件。
3.2
- joint ownership or liability共同物主身份; 共同所有权; 共同责任, 共同义务：
the community of goods.
货物的共有权。
4
- Ecology a group of interdependent plants or animals growing or living together in natural conditions or occupying a specified habitat【生态】群落：
communities of insectivorous birds.
食虫鸟类群落。
短语
the international community
- the countries of the world considered collectively国际社会。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis （see COMMON）.