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单词 common sense
释义
common sense
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n

If someone offers to sell you a piece of the Brooklyn Bridge and you decline, that's common sense, i.e., a sound practical judgement about everyday manners.
Common sense does not necessarily imply any great quality of mind; that explains why it is considered common (as opposed to extraordinary). As the famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once noted: "A man of great common sense and good taste — meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage."
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common sense: commonsensical+/commonsensical: commonsensically
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Mr. Petraeus and retired astronaut Mark Kelly teamed up this year to launch the gun control advocacy group Veterans Coalition for Common Sense.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
“That is not possible even by common sense,” she said.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
All also earned the Common Sense Seal, which means they offer an exceptional media experience to families.
Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)
n sound practical judgment
Common sense is not so common
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense
logic
reasoned and reasonable judgment
nous
common sense
road sense
good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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