英语现在通用于全世界。 English is spoken all over the world today.
科技英语的一个重要的,也许是令人惊奇的特点是:无论是书面的传达,还是口头的交流,二者都是可以作为正式文体而通用的。 An important and perhaps surprising feature of technical English is that its normal style is common to both written and spoken communication.
渐渐地,这种货币不再通用。 Gradually, this kind of currency fell into disuse.
这个词已经通用起来了。 The word has attained general currency.