common与average区别解析

日期:2008-05-21  作者:浙江平湖中学 张强

      common是“普通的,平常的”的意思。average表示“平均的,一般的”意思。在它修饰人的时候,有所区别。
      common指普通人,平常老百姓。例如:The common people in those days suffered a lot.average着重平均意义上的一般,中等。例如:An average thirteen-year-old could understand it.
      本次月考出现了这两个词的考点(单选第20题),原题如下:
      The ______ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people.
      A. average B. common C. usual D. normal
      根据以上解释,很显然本题选择A
      又如:The average family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.