common ground

名词 common ground:

1. a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

1. My father and my new boyfriend have cricket and beer drinking as common ground, so they should get on well with each other.
   我的父亲和我的新男朋友有打板球和喝啤酒的共同兴趣，因此他们应该可以彼此相处很好。
2. Bob and Frank don't like each other because they have no common ground.
   鲍勃和法兰克互无好感，因为他们没有共同观点。