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Mundane Things Reality Interesting 英 Mʌn'deɪn] 美 Mʌn'deɪn Adj.平凡的;世俗的;世界的

英语单词 mundane
英美音标 英 [mʌn'deɪn] 美 [mʌn'deɪn]
中文释义 adj.平凡的;世俗的;世界的
英语例句 (1) Even the most mundane things can become objects of beauty in French eyes.
(2) The book is full of complicated and sometimes mundane details.
(3) Each one is contained in a spherical shell surrounded by layers of elemental matter that mark the boundary between mundane space and the unlimited spiritual world.
中文例句 (1) 即使是最平凡的事物,在法国人的眼中也是美丽的。
(2) 书中充满了复杂,有时甚至是世俗的细节。
(3) 每个宇宙被物质元素构成的壳所包裹着,这些层层的壳就是物质世界与无限的灵性世界的分界。
vocabulary简明 An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."
vocabulary扩展 Mundane, from the Latin word mundus, "world," originally referred to things on earth. Such things were supposed to be uninteresting when compared to the delights of Heaven; hence the word's present meaning. Writing about reality TV shows, a Newsweek writer opined, "In reality bizarro-world, the mundane is presented as the spectacular" — in other words, people's everyday routines are now televised as entertainment.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]普通的;平凡的;单调的 Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual.
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  • Be willing to do even mundane tasks.

    即使平凡的工作也乐意承担。

  • ...the mundane realities of life.

    平淡的现实生活

  • You can refer to mundane things as the mundane. 平凡的事;平淡的事;俗务
    • It's an attitude that turns the mundane into something rather more interesting and exciting.

      这种态度会将平淡的事情变得更加有趣而令人激动。

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