commonplace的意思

commonplace

英 /'kɒmənpleɪs/ 美 /'kɑmən'ples/

  • 六级
  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • adj 平凡的

    happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual

  • n 平常话

    something that has been said so often that it is no longer interesting or original

例句

  1. Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.

    镇上的这个地段盗车案屡见不鲜。

  2. 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。

近义词

n 老生常谈;司空见惯的事;普通的东西 truism
adj 平凡的;陈腐的

同根词

adv
n commonness 共性;平凡