• n. [數] 分母；命名者；共同特征或共同性質；平均水平或標準

de-, 向下，強調。-nom, 命名，詞源同name. 即命名，同名，用于數學術語分母。參照numerator.

denominator (n.)

1540s, in mathematics, from Medieval Latin denominator, agent noun from past participle stem of denominare (see denomination).

1. I think the only common denominator of success is hard work.

我認為取得成功唯一的共同要素是勤奮。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Tabloid newspapers pander to the lowest common denominator.

小報都竭力迎合大眾口味。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.

學校的教學大綱似乎是針對接受能力最差的學生制定的。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The value of a fraction is inversely proportional to that of the denominator.

分數值與分母值成反比例.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.

雖然計劃獲得一致通過，但這并不意味著它為回避矛盾而刻意簡單化了。

來自柯林斯例句