It does not mean accepting the lowest common denominator or clinging to outmoded ideas out of apathy or fear.

也不意味着要刻意迎合大众口味，或是因冷漠或恐惧而抱住落后的想法不撒手。

In conversation, the lowest common denominator refers to the lowest level of taste.

在交流中，" the lowest common denominator" 指的是最低级的品位。

Now, who can tell me the common denominator of these two factions?

谁可以告诉我这两个分数的公分母？

Some television shows in the United States appeal to the lowest common denominator.

一些美国电视节目迎合低级趣味。

I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder.

我相信宇宙的共同点不是和谐，而是混乱、敌意和谋杀。

Hey, listen, you know, wha...If we're all bored over here, wouldn't the common denominator be you?

听着，如果我们都觉得无聊，那么公分母不就是你吗？

The lowest common denominator, for example, is the smallest number that can be divided evenly into a set of fractions.

例如，" 最小公分母（The lowest common denominator）" 是指能被一组分数整除的最小的数字。

As a government of lowest common denominator, it is likely to lead to policy stasis. This is a worrying prospect.

一个由最少的共同提名者组成的政府，很有能导致政策停滞。这就是令人担忧的一方面。

If we tried to appeal to the lowest common denominator by broadcasting tasteless programs, we would lose all of our listeners.

如果我们为了迎合低级品味而去播放无聊的节目，我们早就失去我们所有的听众了。

The common denominator that I found in every single interview, is we want to be validated. We want to be understood.

就是我在每次访谈中发现的那个公分母那就是 我们想被认可我们想得到他人的理解。

ASCII characters are the lowest common denominator for computers nowadays and practically every modern computer can interpret binary data into these characters.

ASCII码是当今电脑最基本的编码标准，基本上任何一台现代电脑都可以将二进制的数据转换成这种编码。

It is a collective built from courage and mutual respect, where athletes discover time and time again, the common denominator of their humanity.

这是一个建立在勇气和相互尊重基础上的集体，在这里，运动员们一次又一次地发现了人性的共同点。

A COMMON DENOMINATOR FOR THESE PEOPLE IS ISLAM.

这些人的共同点是伊斯兰教。

There is a common denominator and it's completely cultural.

有一个共同点，它完全是文化。

So that's: " the lowest common denominator" .

这就是：“最小公分母” 。

Okay? Last: " The lowest common denominator" .

好的？最后：“最小公分母” 。

And were you able to find a common denominator?

找到了共同参数吗?

Which makes it the one common denominator that we can work on rebuilding collectively.

这使它成为我们可以共同努力重建的一个共同点。

So, " the lowest common denominator" in everyday English means the lowest level or the base.

所以，日常英语中的“the lowest common denominator” 是指最低水平或基础。

Is there kind of like a common denominator among those countries as to why that's happened?

关于为什么会发生这种情况，这些国家之间是否存在某种共同点？