common noun
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/ˌkɒm.ən ˈnaʊn/ us/ˌkɑː.mən ˈnaʊn/
普通名词
a noun that is the name of a group of similar things, such as "table" or "book", and not of a single person, place, or thing
Compare: proper noun
- More examples
- Can you tell the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
- In the sentence 'Mary had a little lamb', there is one common noun.
- Names of places are proper nouns, not common nouns.
- A common noun doesn't usually begin with a capital letter unless it is at the beginning of the sentence.
- The phrase "a jug of water" contains two common nouns - one countable and one uncountable.