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)
[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。
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[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。
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[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; NAmEˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
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commonplacecommonplacesadjectivedone 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2a remark, etc. that is not new or interesting 平淡无奇的言语等;老生常谈com·mon·place/ˈkɒmənpleɪs; NAmEˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual: Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.► see thesaurus at
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commonplace1 adjective
commonplace2 noun
commonplacecommonplace2 noun [countable usually singular]
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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 boringSYN the everyday
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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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