| 单词 | communal |
| 释义 | communal (once / 74 pages) adj Communal and community both come from Latin communis "common, of the community"—if a pool is communal, it can be used by the members of the community that owns it. A communal well in a town without plumbing is a great idea. Until it runs dry, everyone can take responsibility for caring for their water source. A communal drinking cup is not such a great idea—accompanied as it is by possible infection. WORD FAMILYcommunal: communalise, communalism, communalize, communally, community+/communalize: communalized, communalizing/community: communities USAGE EXAMPLESWhen we win, there is shared pride and a communal awareness that we are part of a unique fellowship. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Featherstone’s “Fantastical Landscape” is a symbolic reconstruction of places like India and Nepal, where religious art is public, communal and ubiquitous. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The majority of the shots featured in his project are of single hoops in people's backyards or rural communal areas. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj for or by a group rather than individuals "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared Syn common belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public 2adj relating to a small administrative district or community communal elections in several European countries |
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