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commonplace adj.平凡的；陈腐的n.常事；老生常谈；普通的东西 (1) 诗人能把平凡的事物描绘得有声有色。(2) 他是一个没有野心的人，注定要找一个平凡的工作。(3) 他所说的无非是老生常谈而已。(4) 不要满足于普通的共性。(5) 另外，雷扎也记录了萨科奇更多平凡普通的特征。 Things that are common can be found all over the place — they're commonplace! The word is a literal translation of the Latin locus communis for "general topic." Commonplace things and behavior are ordinary. For example, a commonplace job is a boring, mind-numbing task. It’s humdrum and unglamorous. A commonplace word or saying is a cliché — it's so common that it becomes meaningless and annoying.

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英 ['kɒmənpleɪs] 美 ['kɑːmənpleɪs] (1) Poets interpret the commonplace freshly.(2) He was an unambitious man destined for a commonplace job.(3) What he has said is a mere commonplace.(4) Be not content with the commonplace in character.(5) Ms Reza's notes also record his more commonplace traits. Something commonplace is ordinary. It can also be something dull and unchallenging or tired and clichéd. Coffee shops in cities are commonplace, so are berets in Paris. You see them all over the place. 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。

英语单词	commonplace
英美音标	英 ['kɒmənpleɪs] 美 ['kɑːmənpleɪs]
中文释义	adj.平凡的；陈腐的 n.常事；老生常谈；普通的东西
英语例句	(1) Poets interpret the commonplace freshly. (2) He was an unambitious man destined for a commonplace job. (3) What he has said is a mere commonplace. (4) Be not content with the commonplace in character. (5) Ms Reza's notes also record his more commonplace traits.
中文例句	(1) 诗人能把平凡的事物描绘得有声有色。 (2) 他是一个没有野心的人，注定要找一个平凡的工作。 (3) 他所说的无非是老生常谈而已。 (4) 不要满足于普通的共性。 (5) 另外，雷扎也记录了萨科奇更多平凡普通的特征。
vocabulary简明	Something commonplace is ordinary. It can also be something dull and unchallenging or tired and clichéd. Coffee shops in cities are commonplace, so are berets in Paris. You see them all over the place.
vocabulary扩展	Things that are common can be found all over the place — they're commonplace! The word is a literal translation of the Latin locus communis for "general topic." Commonplace things and behavior are ordinary. For example, a commonplace job is a boring, mind-numbing task. It’s humdrum and unglamorous. A commonplace word or saying is a cliché — it's so common that it becomes meaningless and annoying.
柯林斯解释	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。

Commonplace [Usu Ordinary Things Common Word N Count 可数名词