Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
commons
This term describes resources shared by a group rather than owned privately. In a legal or historical sense, it refers to land used by a community, often associated with the "tragedy of the commons," where individual greed leads to the depletion of a shared resource.
Grammatically, this word is a plural-only noun (plurale tantum) when referring to shared land or the legislative body. It does not have a singular form in these contexts. When used to describe a shared student area, it functions as a collective noun that typically takes a singular verb but retains the "s" ending.
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Ví dụ
The villagers used the commons to graze their sheep during the summer.
The Prime Minister addressed the House of Commons regarding the new tax law.
Let us meet in the student commons after the lecture.
The tragedy of the commons explains why shared resources are often overexploited.
I wonder if anyone is still hanging out in the commons this late.
The debate in the Commons grew heated as the members argued over the budget.
We must protect the global commons for future generations.
The old map shows a large area of commons where the town square now stands.