| 词组 | mutual |
| 释义 | mutual You describe a feeling as mutual when two people or groups feel it about each other. I didn't like him and I was sure the feeling was mutual. There had been a great measure of mutual respect. You describe behaviour as mutual when two people or groups behave in the same way towards each other. Single parents can join self-help groups for social life and mutual help. They are in danger of mutual destruction. Mutual is also used to indicate that two people have the same feeling about something, are interested in the same thing, or know the same person. ...their mutual indifference to children. We discovered we had mutual interests in cricket and music. They had no mutual acquaintances. This last use is very common in written and spoken English, but some people consider it to be incorrect. You can avoid it by using other expressions. For example, instead of saying 'We discovered we had mutual friends' you can say 'We discovered we had some of the same friends'. Instead of talking about 'our mutual love of music' you can say 'the love we both had for music'. |
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