单词 | commonplace |
释义 | commonplace¹ 1.(ordinary)普通的;平凡的;平常的 Air travel has now become commonplace.乘飞机旅行现在已经司空见惯了。 It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.狙击手向救援车队开枪的事很常见。 2.<贬>(trite)平庸的;平淡无奇的;陈腐的 a commonplace remark老生常谈 commonplace²1.(ordinary thing)司空见惯之事;寻常的事物;常见的事物 It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.人们饿倒街头的事屡见不鲜。 2.(truism)陈词滥调;老生常谈 It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in modern Europe.有关北爱尔兰是现代欧洲的一潭死水的说法已经是陈词滥调了。 3.<古>(passage)备忘札记;摘录 |
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