我把三个词做了对比…希望有帮助,主要是举例。
.common,usual和ordinary的区别
(1)common意为"普通的","平常的",指常见的,常常发生的,不足为奇的。如:
The birds are very common here. 这些鸟在这儿很常见。
The common man in every country is anxious for world peace.
每个国家的老百姓都渴望世界和平。
Snow is common in cold countries. 在寒冷的国家雪是常见的。
(2)usual意为"通常的","习惯性的",可用于一切频繁发生的事情。如:
Tea is considered to be the usual drink in Britain. 在英国,茶被视为一种习惯性的饮料。
He arrived later than usual. 他到得比平常晚一些。
Are you coming home at the usual time? 你准备按往常的时间回家吗?
Yes, I shall leave the office at the same time as usual.
是的,我将和平常一样准时离开办公室。
My usual chair had been moved from its usual place. 我平常用的椅子已从老地方移开了。
(3)ordinary意为"通常的","普通的",有"日常的","随时都可以碰到的"含意,与common意思相近。如:
An ordinary workday is eight hours. 一个工作日通常是八个小时。
It was a very ordinary day today. 今天是很平常的一天。
He is a little man with ordinary looking. 他是个个子矮小,相貌普通的人。
Tom Sawyer was an ordinary American boy who kept getting into trouble.
汤姆·索耶是个常常惹事生非的普普通通的美国男孩。