| 单词 | commonly |
| 释义 | commonly (once / 255 pages) adv The adverb commonly is good for talking about something that usually or ordinarily happens. Mice, for example, are commonly afraid of cats. Commonly describes an action that's to be expected. You could say that the bus commonly picks you up fifteen minutes late, or that colds and flu are commonly passed around between kids at school. The earliest use of commonly, around 1300, was to mean "in a way common to all," from the adjective common, or "belonging to all." The Latin root communis means "in common, public, or shared by all or many." WORD FAMILYcommon: commonality, commonest, commonly, commonness, commons, uncommon+/commonality: commonalities/commonness: commonnesses/uncommon: uncommoner, uncommonest, uncommonly, uncommonness USAGE EXAMPLESBut there were other uncomfortable truths in the speech, less commonly heard by Israelis. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) In restrictive housing, commonly called solitary confinement, inmates are alone for 23 hours a day. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Shelters commonly offer adoption deals during the holidays. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) adv under normal conditions Syn|Ant normally, ordinarily, unremarkably, usually outstandingly, remarkably, unco, unusually to a remarkable degree or extent |
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