lowest common denominator

noun

1. 最小公分母
   the smallest number that the bottom numbers of a group of fractions can be divided into exactly
2. 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
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 刻意迎合大多数人的计划（或政策）
   If you describe a plan or policy as the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it has been deliberately made too simple so that nobody will disagree.
   1. 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。
2. N-COUNT 迎合大众口味的东西
   If you say that something is designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it is designed to be liked by the majority of people.
   1. Tabloid newspapers pander to the lowest common denominator.
      小报都竭力迎合大众口味。
3. 最小公分母
   In mathematics, the lowest common denominator is the smallest number that all the numbers on the bottom of a particular group of fractions can be divided into.

1. 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。
2. Tabloid newspapers pander to the lowest common denominator.
   小报都竭力迎合大众口味。
3. 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。
4. Pre-packaged code inherently limits the product's quality standard to the lowest common denominator; i.e., the weakest link may reside in code that is outside our control.
   预包装的代码天生地将产品的质量标准限制为最小公分母，也就是，最薄弱的环节可能存在于我们控制之外的代码中。
5. 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。
6. Anygui is nice because it lets unmodified applications run on widely different platforms ( but it therefore supports the "lowest common denominator" of the supported toolkits).
   Anygui很好用，因为它允许应用程序未经更改就可以运行在差异很大的平台上（但因此它支持受支持工具箱的“最低级公共特性”）。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. You also get a glance into producing CSV files& not just because they are a sort of "lowest common denominator" interchange format, but because you can convert them automatically into ODS files.
    您还有机会了解到CSV文件的创建过程&不只因为它们是一种“最小公分母”交换格式，还因为您可以将它们自动转换为ODS文件。
11. 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。
12. More than 200 million Wi-Fi equipped products sold last year. Regardless of the sales pitches, remember that the lowest common denominator in Internet security is people not technology.
    去年，一共兜售了，多于2亿个无线网络装备。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。
13. Regardless of the sales pitches, remember that comprehens regardless internet the lowest common denominator in Internet security is people not technology.
    别管兜揽生意的话，记住英特网安全中的最小公分母公分母安全记住是人而不是技术。
14. 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。
15. Nor is it clear how he would form a government: his centrist party is tiny, and his vague musings of drawing in like-minded leaders from left and right smack of the lowest common denominator.
    他含糊暧昧的表示希望从左右两派召集持相同政见的人，似乎是想找到各派间的共同点。
16. 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。
17. Designing for many people doesn't mean designing for the lowest common denominator.
    为多数人设计并不意味着为降低标准设计。
18. Internally, a DLL may be implemented in any language, but in order to be used from other languages and environments, a DLL interface should fall back to the lowest common denominator – the C language.
    从本质来说，一个DLL可以由任何语言实现，但是为了使DLL用于其它的语言和环境之下，一个DLL接口必须后退到最低要求的母体&C语言。
19. Hence developers only have access to the lowest common denominator set of features.
    如此一来开发者只能使用最少的功能组合。
20. Lowest common denominator approach A German donkey is making an ass out of herself after falling in love with a gander.
    最小公分母方式德国一头母驴与一头公鹅坠入爱河，模样实在滑稽。
21. This is what leads Fred Wilson to suggest that this can be considered Schroeder's lowest common denominator applied to groups.
    FredWilson觉得这就是群组里Schroeder所说的最小公分母。
22. Reduced to the lowest common denominator.
    减去最低的公分母。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. I think [ a] better [ approach] is to find the lowest common denominator, an underlying basic need that connects all these various niches, cater to that, open it up and let mashups do the rest.
    我认为一个更好的办法是找到最小公分母&一个基本的需求，连接所有不同的垂直领域；提供这样的东西，开放它，剩下的留给Mashup去完成。
26. Our industry ought to be out fighting for... a higher standard instead of falling to the lowest common denominator, Mr Huntsman said.
    我们工业界应该站出来为更高的标准而努力，而不是退守最低的共同标准，亨斯迈说。