词:commonplace
[adj.] ordinary, unexciting, unoriginal
反义词:
[n.] extraordinary, exciting, original
英英释义:happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special
例句:Spelling errors are commonplace in Donald Trump’s tweets.
同义词辨析:
common: 多用于指物,侧重很常见,不稀奇。
ordinary: 用于物,指每天发生,十分平淡无奇;用于人,指无特别之处,很一般。
commonplace: 强调缺少新意。
general: 语气强于common,侧重大多如此,很少有例外情况。
usual: 指常见常闻和常做的事或举动,强调惯常性。
popular: 指适应大众爱好、需要,为大家所公认或接受。
universal: 与general同义,但语气较强,侧重对每个人或事物都适用,根本没有例外。
搭配:
commonplace adj.
.[搭配]VERBSbe, seem 平凡;似乎平凡 become 变得平凡
regard sth as 认为…很普通:Such actions were regarded as commonplace during the war. 这样的行为被认为是战争期间常有的事。
[搭配]ADV.very 非常普通
almost 几近寻常
enough, fairly, quite, rather 十分平常;相当普通:Her situation sounded commonplace enough. 她的情况听起来很一般。
[搭配]PREP.
among/amongst 在…中间很平常:These ideas are commonplace among teenagers. 这些观念在十几岁的人中间很常见。
2)翻译下面的句子:
去国外度假已经变得越来越平常。
Going on a vacation abroad has already becomes more and more commonplace.
(参考翻译:Foreign vacations have become increasingly commonplace. 或 Holidaying abroad has become increasingly commonplace.)
造句:
很多人相信美貌即是优势。无论男女,通过化妆或者是整容让自己看上去好看点越来越普遍了。
背景:
More and more people now believe that being beautiful means having an edge. Not confined to women, using cosmetics or having a plastic surgery to look better is becoming increasingly commonplace.