| 单词 | mediocrity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`mi:di'ɔkriti] |
| 解释 | n.平庸，碌碌无为 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 平庸，碌碌无为( mediocre abilities or attainment) 【考】 反义词：virtuosity( 精湛的技艺) |
| 字源 | mediocrity (n.) early 15c., "moderation; intermediate state or amount," from Middle French médiocrité and directly from Latin mediocritatem (nominative mediocritas) "a middle state, middling condition, medium," from mediocris (see mediocre). Neutral at first; disparaging sense began to predominate from late 16c. The meaning "person of mediocre abilities or attainments" is from 1690s. Before the tinge of disparagement crept in, another name for the Golden Mean was golden mediocrity. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 平庸; 碌碌无为 【记】源于: mediocre(adj 普普通通的), medi中间, ocre状态－中间状态－平庸的 【反】virtuosity(n 艺术鉴别力) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】middle + critics 在批评家眼里中等程度的人 |
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