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average, common,?ordinary,? commonplace,?general,?universal I was just an average sort of student. This is true both for the philosopher and the common man. It is common practice to offer guests some refreshment. Although she was rich, she was always in ordinary dress. We are all ordinary people but we dream big. average, common,?ordinary,? commonplace,?general,?universal It is becoming increasingly commonplace for people to use the Internet at home. The speech was full of commonplaces. There is one exception to this general principle. The general opinion is that the conference was a success. Such problems are a universal feature of old age. faculty; ability; capability;capacity faculty: 官能；天赋的内在的能力 ability: 含义较广，主要指人具有从事体力或脑力劳动的能力，可以是先天具有的，也可以是后天习得的，并且暗含能够干好的意味。其复数形式表示“才能，专门技能”。 capability: 意义基本与ability相同，可指人或物。复数形式指潜在的能力。（稍正式，综合，大） capacity: 容纳某事物的能力，或生产，体会，理解或学习等的能力。（这里指为别人牺牲的“气度”） faculty; ability; capability;capacity She retained her mental faculties until the day she died. A pilot has the ability to fly his plane through a storm. He found the company more suitable to his abilities. Almost everyone has some musical ability since he’s born. The country has the capability to defeat any enemy. I don’t think that boy has great capabilities. faculty; ability; capability;capacity The child shows a great capacity for learning languages. This vacuum flask has a capacity of five pounds. Limited resources are restricting our capacity for developing new products. owe sth to sb/sth 归因于；归功于；因…而… I knew that I owed my life to the surgeon. 我明白我是因这位外科医生才得以活命的。 He owes his success more to luck than to ability. 他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有能力。 doze; nap; nod (off); slumber 都是动词，都有睡的意思： doze:?多用于口语中，指轻微的小睡或处于半睡状态。 nap:?指白天的小睡、打盹儿。 nod (off): 打瞌睡，（无意间）短时低头睡着。 slumber:?可与sleep互换，（正式，修辞）多指人安详地或长时间地睡。 doze; nap; nod (off); slumber I dozed fitfully until dawn. 我断断续续地打着瞌睡，直到黎明。 The old man napped on the porch. 那位老人在走廊上打盹儿。 I was practically nodding off in that m