de-, 向下，强调。-nom, 命名，词源同name. 即命名，同名，用于数学术语分母。参照numerator.

1. I think the only common denominator of success is hard work.

我认为取得成功唯一的共同要素是勤奋。

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. The value of a fraction is inversely proportional to that of the denominator.

分数值与分母值成反比例.

5. 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。