mutual

汉语翻译

a. 相互的, 共有的
【经】 相互的

词型变化：

副词:mutually 名词:mutuality 

词意辨析：

mutual, common, joint, reciprocal

这些形容词均含“共同的、相互的”之意。
mutual: 着重彼此共有或共享，局限于双方的关系。
common: 侧重两人或多人共有共同，但不暗示彼此间存在的等价关系。
joint: 强调至少两人或两方共同占用，侧重指一个统一体。
reciprocal: 着重互惠，有来有往。

英语解释：

形容词 mutual:

1. common to or shared by two or more parties
   同义词：common
2. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
   同义词：reciprocal

例句：

1. Negotiations between unions and management are made more difficult by mutual distrust.
   工会和资方之间的谈判由于互不信任而愈加困难。
2. Other organizations have joined the confederation for mutual benefit.
   其他组织为了共同的利益也加入了这个联盟。
3. The country agreed to confederate with the neighboring country for mutual safety.
   这个国家同意为了共同的安全而与邻国结盟。
4. The help is mutual.
   帮助是相互的。
5. My friend and I have mutual enthusiasm for music.
   我和我的朋友对音乐有着共同的爱好。
6. Let's give mutual support and inspiration to each other.
   让我们互相支持，互相鼓励。

详细解释：

mu.tu.al

adj.（形容词）
Having the same relationship each to the other:
彼此相关的：相互之间有共同关系的：
例句：
mutual predators.
彼此相关的肉食性动物

Directed and received in equal amount; reciprocal:
相互的，彼此的：等量指导的或以相等的数量接受的；互惠的：
例句：
mutual respect.
相互之间的尊敬

Possessed in common:
共同拥有的：
例句：
mutual interests.
共同的利益

Of, relating to, or in the form of mutual insurance.
相互保险的：相互保险的，有关相互保险的或相互保险形式的
n.（名词）
A mutual fund.
信托基金

来源：
French mutuel
法语 mutuel
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin môtuus [borrowed] * see mei-
源自 拉丁语 môtuus [借] *参见 mei-

【引伸】
mu.tual.ity

mu.tually
adv.（副词）
Mutual is uncontroversially used to describe a reciprocal relationship between two or more things, in which use it can be paraphrased by expressions involvingbetween or each other. Thustheir mutual animosity means .their animosity for each other. or .the animosity between them,. anda mutual defense treaty is one in which each party agrees to come to the defense of the other. Butmutual is also widely used where one might expect .common,. as inThe bill serves the mutual interests of management and labor and particularly in the expressionour mutual friend, which was widespread even before Charles Dickens used it as the title of a novel.Critics have often objected to this use,but it is well established in reputable writing.However,mutual in this latter sense is reserved to describe relations that hold between two or more specific parties and a third person or thing. It cannot be used as a substitute forcommon in the sense .general.:
Mutual 毫无争议地被用来描述两者或者更多事物之间的相互关系， 可以用一些包括between 或 each other 的表达来解释。 因此他们相互的敌意 意思为.他们彼此之间产生的敌意.或者.他们之间的敌意.， 相互防御条约 意为一个政党同意帮助另一政党进行防御的条约。 但是Mutual 也广泛地用来表示.共同的.， 就象在这个议案满足劳资双方的需要。 特别是在短语我们共同的朋友， 甚至在查理·狄更斯把它作为一本小说名之前就已经广泛应用。评论家们一直以来常常反对这种用法，但是在规范的写作中它已被完全确定下来了。但是mutual 后来产生的意思被用来描述两个或者更多特定元素及物和第三者之间的关系。 当意为.普遍的.时，它不能代替common 来表述.总体.的含义：
例句：
English is the common (not mutual ) language of the island.
英语是。（而不用 mutual ） 这个岛的通用语。

例句：
It is commonly (not mutually ) believed that Spanish is an easier language than French.
（而不用 mutually ） 相信西班牙语是一种比法语简单的语言