Communal



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.全体共用的, 共享的
• ［英］ adj.全体共用的, 共享的 ( held in common)
• ［记］ com+mun ( 公共) +al -> 公共的
• ［例］ The flat has four separate bedrooms and a communal kitchen.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: French, from Late Latin communalis, from Latin communis
• Date: 1800
• 1. of or relating to one or more communes
• 2. of or relating to a community
• 3.
  • a. characterized by collective ownership and use of property
  • b. participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community
• 4. of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups
• ? communalize transitive verb
• ? communally adverb

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