lowest common denominator
英 [ˌləʊəst ˌkɒmən dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r)]
美 [ˌloʊəst ˌkɑːmən dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtər]
n. 最小公分母; 大众化的东西; 最平庸的人
牛津词典
noun
- 最小公分母
the smallest number that the bottom numbers of a group of fractions can be divided into exactly - 大众化的东西；最平庸的人
something that is simple enough to seem interesting to, or to be understood by, the highest number of people in a particular group; the sort of people who are least intelligent or accept sth that is of low quality- The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.
学校的教学大纲似乎是针对接受能力最差的学生制定的。
- The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 刻意迎合大多数人的计划（或政策）
If you describe a plan or policy asthe lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it has been deliberately made too simple so that nobody will disagree.- Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
虽然计划获得一致通过，但这并不意味着它为回避矛盾而刻意简单化了。
- Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
- N-COUNT 迎合大众口味的东西
If you say that something is designed to appeal tothe lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it is designed to be liked by the majority of people.- Tabloid newspapers pander to the lowest common denominator.
小报都竭力迎合大众口味。
- Tabloid newspapers pander to the lowest common denominator.
- 最小公分母
In mathematics,the lowest common denominatoris the smallest number that all the numbers on the bottom of a particular group of fractions can be divided into.
双语例句
- In the past, most cross-platform software was implemented for the lowest common denominator.
过去，大多数跨平台软件都在最低的共同点实现。 - Consensus-based decisions often result in lowest common denominator, poor quality decisions that everyone can agree to but that won't get the job done effectively.
一致同意的决策常常形成最小公分母，每个人都同意的低质量的决策，但不能使工作有效完成。 - The AWT provided only a limited set of components because of the "lowest common denominator" approach& a particular component or function can only be provided if it is available on every platform.
AWT只提供了有限的一套组件，是因为“最小公分母”方法―只有当一个特殊的组件或功能在每个平台上都可用的时候才能够被提供。 - Employer groups tend to reflect the lowest common denominator among their members.
雇主团体往往会显示出其成员的最粗俗一面的共同特点。 - The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.
学校的教学大纲似乎是针对接受能力最差的学生制定的。 - Today, the firm has 21, 000 sales representatives drumming up business in 120 countries. Regardless of the sales pitches, remember that the lowest common denominator in Internet security is people not technology.
现在，这家公司有两万一千名推销员在一百二十个国家兜揽生意。别管兜揽生意的话，记住英特网安全中的最小公分母是人而不是技术。 - No, maybe some day, but it will be lowest common denominator.
现在不能，将来某一天可能行，但这种可能性将是最小的。 - Convention concerning Minimum Standards of Social Security Matters of judgement reduced to the lowest common denominator acceptable to a majority of the voters.
需要裁决的事务被降低到大多数投票人所能接受的最低标准。 - The C language is chosen as the lowest common denominator for software development under the Windows platform.
Windows平台的最低层次的开发语言就是C语言。 - From the ground up, STD is not designed to be user-friendly; that is, we don't cater to the lowest common denominator.
从头开始，STD的设计就不是用户友好的；这就是说，我们并不会迎合大众化的口味。