lesser/ordinary/mere mortals

ORDINARYordinary people, as compared with people who are more important, more powerful, or more skilled – used humorously 普通人，草民，平民百姓〔幽默用法〕

She dines in the executive suite, while we lesser mortals use the staff cafeteria.

她在行政套房用膳，而我们这些小民则是在职工餐厅就餐。

Examples from the Corpus

lesser/ordinary/mere mortals• A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.• Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.• And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.• Lords, ladies, dukes and duchesses figure prominently among the names as well as more ordinary mortals of obviously substantial means.• This increased exposure allows them to exploit their advantages over more ordinary mortals more easily than their predecessors could.• She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortals fear and reverence.• However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals.

→ lesser/ordinary/mere mortals at mortal2(1)

单词	lesser/ordinary/mere mortals
释义	lesser/ordinary/mere mortals lesser/ordinary/mere mortals ORDINARYordinary people, as compared with people who are more important, more powerful, or more skilled – used humorously 普通人，草民，平民百姓〔幽默用法〕 She dines in the executive suite, while we lesser mortals use the staff cafeteria. 她在行政套房用膳，而我们这些小民则是在职工餐厅就餐。 Examples from the Corpus lesser/ordinary/mere mortals• A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.• Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.• And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.• Lords, ladies, dukes and duchesses figure prominently among the names as well as more ordinary mortals of obviously substantial means.• This increased exposure allows them to exploit their advantages over more ordinary mortals more easily than their predecessors could.• She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortals fear and reverence.• However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals. → lesser/ordinary/mere mortals at mortal2(1)
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