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commonplace

【发音】

美 /'kɑmən'ples/ 英 /'kɒmənpleɪs/

【翻译】

  1. adj.平凡的

    英释:happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual

  2. 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】

  1. Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.

    镇上的这个地段盗车案屡见不鲜。

  2. 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】

  1. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ______ today.

    A. transientB. commonplaceC. implicitD. elementary

【同、近义词】

  1. n.老生常谈;司空见惯的事;普通的东西

    truism/

  2. adj.平凡的;陈腐的

    ordinary/stock/

【同根词】

  1. adv

    commonly : 一般地;通常地;普通地

  2. n

    commonness : 共性;平凡

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