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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary me·di·o·cre ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Latin mediocris, from mediusmiddle + Old Latin ocris stony mountain; akin to Latin acer sharp — more at edge DATE circa 1586 : of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary , so-so English Etymology mediocre 1580s, from Fr. médiocre, from L. mediocris "of middling height or state," originally "halfway up a mountain," from medius "middle" (see medial) + ocris "jagged mountain" (cf. Gk. okris "peak, point," Welsh ochr "corner, border," L. acer "sharp;" see acrid). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mediocre me·di·ocre / 7mi:di5EukE(r); NAmE -5oukEr / adjective (disapproving)not very good; of only average standard 平庸的；普通的；平常的: a mediocre musician / talent / performance 平庸的音乐家/才能/表演 I thought the play was only mediocre. 我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: MEDIUM , average, fair, fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, middling, moderate, so-so Related Words: bad, inferior, poor; common, commonplace, ordinary, unexceptional Idioms: no great shakes, nothing to write home about Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged medi·o·cre \|mēdē|ōkə(r) sometimes |med-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin mediocris, literally, halfway up a mountain, from medi- + ocris stony mountain; akin to Umbr ocar, ukar mountain, Greek okris mountaintop, edge, Middle Irish ochir, ochair edge, Latin acer sharp — more at edge : of a middle quality : of but a moderate or low degree of quality : indifferent , ordinary < a best seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent — L.P.Smith > < a mediocre performance > < received a mediocre rating > < mediocre material > |
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