commonplace
英 ['kɒmənpleɪs]
美 ['kɑmən'ples]
- n. 老生常谈；司空见惯的事；普通的东西
- adj. 平凡的；陈腐的
英文词源
- commonplace (n.)
- 1540s, "a statement generally accepted," literal translation of Latin locus communis, from Greek koinos topos "general topic." See common (adj.) + place (n.). The adjectival sense of "having nothing original" dates from c. 1600.
双语例句
- 1. It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
- 在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
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- 2. Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.
- 辛普森的那些被大肆称赞的发现在现代社会学中实际上都不足为奇。
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- 3. Wacky ideas are commonplace among space scientists.
- 太空科学家想法古怪是不足为奇的。
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- 4. Single-parent homes are commonplace.
- 单亲家庭很普遍。
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- 5. Part-time work and job sharing will become commonplace.
- 兼职工作和工作分担制会成为很平常的事。
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