commonplace

英 ['k?m?nple?s] 美['kɑm?n'ples]
  • n. 老生常談;司空見(jiàn)慣的事;普通的東西
  • adj. 平凡的;陳腐的

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?commonplaces;

英文詞源


commonplace (n.)
1540s, "a statement generally accepted," literal translation of Latin locus communis, from Greek koinos topos "general topic." See common (adj.) + place (n.). The adjectival sense of "having nothing original" dates from c. 1600.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
在街上看見(jiàn)有人餓暈是很平常的事。

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2. Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.
辛普森的那些被大肆稱(chēng)贊的發(fā)現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)學(xué)中實(shí)際上都不足為奇。

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3. Wacky ideas are commonplace among space scientists.
太空科學(xué)家想法古怪是不足為奇的。

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4. Single-parent homes are commonplace.
單親家庭很普遍。

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5. Part-time work and job sharing will become commonplace.
兼職工作和工作分擔(dān)制會(huì)成為很平常的事。

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