mutual

adjective

/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/

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used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally相互的；彼此的
- mutual respect/understanding相互的尊敬／理解
- mutual support/aid相互的支持／帮助
- They parted by mutual consent.他们经双方同意分手了。
- I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual (= she doesn't like me either).我不喜欢她，我觉得她也不喜欢我。
[only before noun] shared by two or more people共有的；共同的
- We met at the home of a mutual friend.我们在彼此都认识的朋友家中会面。
- They soon discovered a mutual interest in music.他们很快发现对音乐有着共同的兴趣。

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French mutuel, from Latin mutuus ‘mutual, borrowed’; related to mutare ‘to change’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3301 COCA: 2799

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