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Commonplace Unusual   [Usu ˈkɒmənpleɪs Places Noun N Count 可数名词

The word "commonplace" can be used as an adjective to describe something that is frequent or ordinary, or as a noun to refer to a common occurrence or a cliché. For example, foreign vacations becoming commonplace or a commonplace observation. (平常的;不足为奇的;平常的事;司空见惯的事;老生常谈;陈词滥调)

英语

word commonplace
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Collins
commonplace ★☆☆☆☆
/kɒ̱mənpleɪs/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]平常的;不足为奇的 If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • Foreign vacations have become commonplace...

    去国外度假已经变得很平常了。

  • 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
[N-COUNT 可数名词]平常的事;司空见惯的事 A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.
  [usu sing]
  • 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
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  [usu sing]
  • 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。


Oxford com·mon·place / ˈkɒmənpleɪs ; NAmE ˈkɑːmənpleɪs /
adjective
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noun
commonplace commonplaces
adjective done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual 平凡的;普通的;普遍的 Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms. 计算机如今在小学教室里很普遍。 noun ( formal) 1 [usually singular ] an event, etc. that happens very often and is not unusual 常见的事;平常的事 2 a remark, etc. that is not new or interesting 平淡无奇的言语等;老生常谈 com·mon·place / ˈkɒmənpleɪs ; NAmE ˈkɑːmənpleɪs /
LDC
commonplace1 adjective
commonplace2 noun
commonplacecom‧mon‧place1 /ˈkɒmənpleɪs $ ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ adjective
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual:  Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town. see thesaurus at
common
commonplace1 adjective
commonplace2 noun
commonplacecommonplace2 noun [countable usually singular]
Examples
Collocations
1something that happens or exists in many places, so that it is not unusual:  Women’s groups have become a commonplace.2something that has been said so often that it is no longer interesting or original3the commonplace something that is ordinary or boring SYN  the everyday
WDF

commonplace

[ˈkɒmənpleɪs]

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n31044
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25
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8
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j8837
2033
170
223
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351
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ADJ12033
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NOUN44232
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Spoken:

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平凡的(39%),老生常谈(30%),陈腐的(13%),常事(13%),普通的东西(5%)
n.老生常谈;司空见惯的事;普通的东西
adj.平凡的;陈腐的

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