commonplace
commonplace
adjective
commonplaceness
noun
语源
adjective
- not unusual; ordinary
平常的；平凡的，普通的
unemployment was commonplace in his trade.
在他的行业里，失业是很平常的。
■not interesting or original; trite
平淡无味的；无创见的；平庸的；陈腐的
the usual commonplace remarks.
老生常谈。
- a usual or ordinary thing
寻常的事物；普通的事物
bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there.
在那里，轰炸几乎已经成为公众生活中的一件平常事了。
■a trite saying or topic; a platitude
老生常谈；陈词滥调
it is a commonplace to talk of the young being alienated.
谈论年轻人移情别恋已是老生常谈。 - a notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book
备忘札记；摘录
commonplaceness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent. (originally common place): translation of Latin locus communis, rendering Greek koinos topos 'general theme'
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- laxation n.松弛,松懈,轻泻,轻泻剂
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- laxly adv.松懈地，缓慢地
- laxness n.腹泻，弛缓
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