| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_happening-or-seen-often |
| 释义 | happening or seen oftenThese words describe things that happen often or are seen in a lot of places. One common word for this is common. It is used to refer to things that happen all the time, and it is very often used to describe something that affects many people in a group in the same way. Working from home has become increasingly common. This condition is common in older women. Pollution is a common cause of cancer around the world. One opposite of common is rare. These birds are now extremely rare. For more opposites of common, see the article at unusual. Things that are unpleasant or bad and are very common can, in formal language, be rife. Rife is also used to refer to rumours, and especially rumours that would have a negative effect on someone. Violence was rife throughout the city. Rumours of redundancies ran rife throughout the organization. UsageWhen rife is used with with, it has a different meaning. Do not use rife with to mean 'common'. If something is commonplace it is so common or it happens so often that it is not considered to be special, and sometimes is not even noticed. Earthquakes are a commonplace occurrence in California. Those outdated attitudes about gender are fairly commonplace here. In UK English, things that are so common that they do not seem to have much value are two a penny or, less commonly, ten a penny. In US English, you can say these things are a dime a dozen. These phrases are more informal than words like commonplace and appear in speech more often. They can also be used of groups or types of people. UK Good designers are two a penny, but great designers are worth their weight in gold. UK Dating apps are ten a penny. US Those cheap little metal cars are a dime a dozen. You can get them anywhere. US College graduates eager for job experience are a dime a dozen. Something that is widespread exists or happens in many places or among many people. It can describe things that happen over a very great distance or across a large number of people. There was widespread criticism of the proposed law. The widespread use of smartphones has made paper maps obsolete. Power outages may be widespread after the storm - be prepared. Prevalent describes things that are very common in certain places or among certain groups of people, especially compared with other places or groups. Prevalent is used often in technical or medical writing. These problems affect the whole country but are especially prevalent in rural areas. The disease is more prevalent in African Americans than in white Americans. Something that is endemic is found in many different groups of people or is very common in a particular area. Endemic is used most often in medical contexts to refer to diseases that can be passed from one person or animal to another. When it is used in general contexts, it usually describes something unpleasant or bad. Cases of tuberculosis are on the rise in countries where the disease in endemic. She promised to root out endemic corruption in the city's police force. For words that refer to things that are exactly what you expect them to be, see the article at normal. For words that refer to people or things that are common because they are a normal part of your life, see the article at ordinary. |
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