universal

单词辨析:

popular common ordinary universal 【导航词义:普通的,普遍的】
popular adj. 普遍的,大众的
〔辨析〕

指想法、信仰等为大部分人所持有并接受的,只作定语。

〔例证〕

It is a popular misunderstanding that the higher the price is, the better the product will be.

一种普遍的错误观念认为:东西越贵,质量就会越好。

Was popular opinion divided on the real-name train ticket system?

对于实名购买火车票制度,民众意见有分歧吗?

common adj. 常见的,普遍的
〔辨析〕

指经常在多人身上或多个地方发生的。

〔例证〕

Insomnia is fairly common among adults.

成年人失眠是常有的事。

It is common for children to be afraid of sleeping alone.

小孩子不敢一个人睡觉是很常见的。

ordinary adj. 普通的,通常的
〔辨析〕

指平常的,没有不同或特别之处的。

〔例证〕

This movie is about ordinary people.

这部电影是关于普通人的。

Physical exercise should be part of ordinary life.

体育锻炼理应是日常生活的一部分。

I recommend this novel because it is written in ordinary language.

我推荐这本小说是因为它是用平凡的语言写成的。

universal adj. 普遍的,全体的
〔辨析〕

指包括某一群体中的每个人在内的,无一例外。

〔例证〕

This book has universal appeal.

这本书老少咸宜。

House price is a topic of universal interest.

房价是人们普遍关注的一个问题。

相关例句:

He was probably right to intuit that it was universal.

他凭直觉认为它具有普遍性,也许他是正确的。

He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.

他提倡普选权,认为这是社会公平的基础。

Universal celebrations are held and the whole nation is in elation.

普天同庆,万众欢腾。

Japan is a member to the Universal Postal Union.

日本是万国邮政联盟的成员(国)。

This is based on the assumption that science is universal, objective and reliable.

这是基于这样的假设:科学是普遍的,客观的和可信的。

The diet is chosen under a franchise that is universal for citizens aged twenty-one and over.

国会由年满二十一岁以上的公民普遍选举产生。