释义
adj.
shared by all members of a community; for common use
公有的，共有的；公用的，共用的
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a communal bathroom and kitchen .共用的浴室和厨房。
of, relating to, or done by a community
（与）社会（或社区、公社）（有关）的；共为的
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communal pride in impressive local buildings .全社区对于予人深刻印象的当地建筑的自豪。
involving the sharing of work and property
共同工作的；财产共有的；集体主义的
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communal living .集体生活。
(of conflict)between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins
（冲突）（尤指宗教信仰不同或种族不同的）社会之间的，社区之间的
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violent communal riots .激烈的社会冲突。
词源
"early 19th cent. （in the sense ‘relating to a commune, especially the Paris Commune’）： from French, from late Latin
