commonplace

【发音】
美 /'kɑmən'ples/ 英 /'kɒmənpleɪs/
【翻译】
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adj.平凡的
英释:happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual
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n.平常话
英释:something that has been said so often that it is no longer interesting or original
【记忆】
common(普通的) + place(地方) → 普通的
【例句】
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Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.
镇上的这个地段盗车案屡见不鲜。
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It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。
【单词相关测试】
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In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ______ today.
正确答案:B
解释: commonplace: 平常的。句意: 19世纪末期, 科幻小说大师儒勒·凡尔纳预见了许多今天常见的科技奇迹。transient: 短暂的; implicit: 暗示的; elementary: 初步的, 基本的。
A. transientB. commonplaceC. implicitD. elementary
【同、近义词】
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n.老生常谈;司空见惯的事;普通的东西
truism/
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adj.平凡的;陈腐的
ordinary/stock/
【同根词】
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adv
commonly : 一般地;通常地;普通地
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n
commonness : 共性;平凡