【communal】 - SAT备考词汇

communal

UK:  [kə'mjuːn(ə)l]

US:  [kə'mjun(ə)l]

adj.

1.群居的;社会的,公共的

2.公社的;公共的

3.社区

4.共同;集体的

5.公有的

6.对立宗教[种族]间的

7.自治体的,村社的,巴黎公社的;〔印度〕部落的

1 . To the ancient Greeks she was known as Themis , originally the organizer of the "communal affairs of humans, particularly assemblies. "
古希腊人认为的正义女神是西弥斯，她最初是“人类共同事务，特别是公民大会”的组织者。

2 . Within fifty years, most homes, at least in the U. S. and Europe, had access to communal toilets which flushed into a sewer.
在五十年之内，大多数的家庭都可使用公共马桶，把废物排入下水道，至少在美国与欧洲是如此。

3 . Striking out on her own, she worked with a preacher to convert prostitutes to Christianity and lived in a progressive communal home.
她后来开始独立闯荡，曾经与一位牧师一起帮助一些妓女皈依基督教。她本人也搬到一个具有进步思想的共有制住所居住。

4 . Fears that his peaceful protest would turn into a communal riot led to the police breaking up the protest with tear gas and sticks.
因担心拉姆德夫的和平抗议演变为社会骚乱，印度警方使用催泪弹和警棒驱散了抗议者。

5 . One of Deng Xiaoping's first decisions was to break up the system of communal farms and distribute land on an equal basis to rural families.
邓小平最初采取的改革措施之一，便是打破农场集体所有制，将土地平均分配给农户。