英语短语 "have…in common" 是一个表示“有……共同之处;在……方面有共同点”的固定搭配,用于描述两者或多者之间的相似性、共通点(可以是人、物或抽象概念)。
核心是“共享/拥有共同的特征、兴趣、经历等”,强调事物之间的交集。
该短语的灵活度较高,关键是通过修饰词(如数量词)和介词with(引出比较对象)扩展表意:
修饰词:用表示“数量/程度”的词(如a lot/much/little/nothing/something)说明共同点的多少;
with sb./sth.:可选,用于明确“与谁/什么事物”有共同点(若上下文明确,可省略)。
以下是最常用的几种搭配,结合例句理解更清晰:
用 a lot/much/something 修饰,强调交集多:
Tom and I have a lot in common — we both love hiking and jazz.(汤姆和我有很多共同之处——我们都喜欢徒步和爵士乐。)
Do you have anything in common with your new colleague?(你和你的新同事有什么共同之处吗?)
The two artists have much in common in their creative styles.(这两位艺术家的创作风格有很多共通点。)
用 little/nothing 修饰,强调差异大:
These two books have little in common except that they’re both novels.(这两本书除了都是小说,几乎没有共同点。)
I have nothing in common with my roommate — he likes loud music, and I prefer silence.(我和室友毫无共同之处——他爱听吵闹的音乐,我喜欢安静。)
Their opinions on education have almost nothing in common.(他们对教育的看法几乎没有共识。)
用 with 引出比较对象,说明“和谁/什么”共享共同点:
She has a lot in common with her mother — both are artistic and kind.(她和妈妈很像——都有艺术细胞且善良。)
This new phone has many features in common with the old model.(这款新手机和旧款有很多共同功能。)
Do you have any hobbies in common with your sister?(你和姐姐有共同的爱好吗?)
若要强调“具体的共同点是什么”,可将具体内容(如兴趣、特征)放在have之后:
We have the same taste in music in common.(× 注意:此处无需重复“same”,直接说 We have a taste in music in common 或更简洁的 We share the same taste in music。)
正确表达:They have three hobbies in common — reading, cooking, and traveling.(他们有三个共同爱好——阅读、烹饪和旅行。)
The two cities have a rich cultural heritage in common.(这两座城市有共同的丰富文化遗产。)
语序固定:不能拆分短语,如不能说 I have in common with him a lot,需调整为 I have a lot in common with him;
主谓一致:主语是复数时,用have;主语是单数(如he/she/it)时,用has:
He has nothing in common with his father.(他和父亲毫无共同之处。)
否定句:直接在have/has后加not,或用little/nothing修饰:
We don’t have much in common anymore.(我们现在没什么共同语言了。)
"have…in common"是描述“相似性”的高频短语,核心是“共同拥有的东西”,通过修饰词(数量/程度)和介词with(比较对象)灵活扩展,适用于日常交流、写作中表达人与人、物与物的关联。