commonplaces
英 [ˈkɒmənpleɪsɪz]
美 [ˈkɑmənˌpleɪsɪz]
n. 常见的事; 平常的事; 平淡无奇的言语等; 老生常谈
commonplace的复数
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 平常的;不足为奇的
If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.- Foreign vacations have become commonplace...
去国外度假已经变得很平常了。 - It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.
狙击手向救援车队开火的事情很常见。
- Foreign vacations have become commonplace...
- N-COUNT 平常的事;司空见惯的事
A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.- It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
现在在街上时不时会看见有人饿晕。
- It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
- N-COUNT 老生常谈;陈词滥调
A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.- 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。
- It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
双语例句
- Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.
不能指望在这种场合的谈话会超越平常的客套。 - Faith is a dynamic power that breaks the chain of routine and gives a new, fine turn to old commonplaces.
信念是一种充满活力的力量，它能打破常规的束缚，让平凡陈旧的事物焕然一新。 - Emotional convulsions seemed to have become the commonplaces of her history.
感情上的震动在她的经历中似乎已经司空见惯了。 - His speech was full commonplaces.
他的演讲充满了陈词滥调。 - But, looking up at his face in the interchange of the first few commonplaces, she observed a change in it.
两人谈家常时，露西抬起头来望了望他的脸，却发现了他的变化。 - We exchanged a few commonplaces about our work and the weather.
我们相互寒暄了几句有关工作和天气的套话。