commonplace

commonplace的意思

noun

1. a trite or obvious remark

Synonym: platitudeclichebanalitybromide

commonplace的翻译

adj

1. not challenging
dull and lacking excitement

e.g. an unglamorous job greasing engines

Synonym: humdrumprosaicunglamorousunglamourous

2. completely ordinary and unremarkable

e.g. air travel has now become commonplace
commonplace everyday activities

3. repeated too often
overfamiliar through overuse

e.g. bromidic sermons
his remarks were trite and commonplace
hackneyed phrases
a stock answer
repeating threadbare jokes
parroting some timeworn axiom
the trite metaphor `hard as nails'

Synonym: banalhackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredtritewell-worn

1. 平常的;不足为奇的
If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.

e.g. Foreign vacations have become commonplace...
去国外度假已经变得很平常了。
e.g. It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.
狙击手向救援车队开火的事情很常见。

2. 平常的事;司空见惯的事
A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.

e.g. It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
现在在街上时不时会看见有人饿晕。

3. 老生常谈;陈词滥调
A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.

e.g. It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。

1. 平凡的,陈腐的：8. Providence (大写)指上帝,天道,天令 | 9. commonplace 平凡的,陈腐的 | 10.inquiry 调查,探究(真理,知识等)

2. 平凡的：commonplace book 摘录簿 | commonplace 平凡的 | commons 平民

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3. 平凡的,平庸的,陈腐的：nonsense 性情古怪的,胡说八道 | commonplace 平凡的,平庸的,陈腐的 | order 顺序