commonplace

美 [ˈkɑːmənpleɪs]英 [ˈkɒmənpleɪs]
  • n.常见的事;平常的事;老生常谈;平淡无奇的言语等
  • adj.普遍的;普通的;平凡的

复数: commonplaces

common 通常的 + place 地方,地点

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commonplacecommonplace

adj.

平凡的;普通的;普遍的
done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual

Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms.

计算机如今在小学教室里很普遍。

noun

1

常见的事;平常的事
an event, etc. that happens very often and is not unusual

2

平淡无奇的言语等;老生常谈
a remark, etc. that is not new or interesting

commonplace

频次

  • 1
    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。

  • 2
    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。

  • 3
    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。

noun

1
a trite or obvious remark
Synonym: platitude cliche banality bromide

adj

1
not challenging;dull and lacking excitement
an unglamorous job greasing engines
Synonym: humdrum prosaic unglamorous unglamourous
2
completely ordinary and unremarkable
air travel has now become commonplace
commonplace everyday activities
3
repeated too often;overfamiliar through overuse
bromidic sermons
his remarks were trite and commonplace
hackneyed phrases
a stock answer
repeating threadbare jokes
parroting some timeworn axiom
the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
Synonym: banal hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock(a) threadbare timeworn tired trite well-worn

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  1. Soon it will be commonplace for people to travel to the moon .

    不用多久,人们到月球旅行会变成常见的事了。

  2. Some scientists believe that soon it will be commonplace for people to travel to the moon .

    一些科学家相信,不用多久,人们到月球旅行会变成常见的事。

  3. Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms .

    计算机如今在小学教室里很普遍。

  4. It is a commonplace fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship

    度假对任何恋爱关系都是重大考验,这是常识。

  5. It 's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets .

    在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。

  6. Wacky ideas are commonplace among space scientists .

    太空科学家想法古怪是不足为奇的。

  7. Simpson 's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology .

    辛普森的那些被大肆称赞的发现在现代社会学中实际上都不足为奇。

  8. Foreign vacations have become commonplace

    去国外度假已经变得很平常了。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. Vagrancy and begging has become commonplace in London .

    流浪和乞讨在伦敦已变得很常见。

  12. Single-parent homes are commonplace .

    单亲家庭很普遍。

  13. Be not content with the commonplace in character .

    不要满足于普通的共性。

  14. What he has said is a mere commonplace view .

    他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已。

  15. 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。

  16. By the later part of the sixteen hundreds , small hand-held camera OBSCURAS were commonplace .

    到17世纪后半叶时,小的手提式暗箱已经很普通了。

  17. During this decade new forms of entertainment , commerce , research , and communication became commonplace in the U. S.

    这十年里,娱乐、商业、研究和通讯的新形式在美国普及开来。

  18. Making the simple complicated is commonplace ; making the complicated simple , awesomely simple , that 's creativity .

    让简单事情变复杂是平庸;让复杂事情变简单,惊人地简单,是创造力

  19. Statuscation is a new word coined to characterize the now commonplace activity of sharing your holiday plans on social networks .

    新兴词汇statuscation指在社交网站上实时分享度假行程的行为,这种行为时下很流行,我们可称之为“实时播报假日”。

  20. As wedding costs climb higher and higher , things like sponsored weddings and website donations are bound to become more commonplace .

    随着婚庆消费不断增多,赞助结婚和网站捐赠等方式越来越普遍。

  21. Since laptops became commonplace in the mid-1990s , neatly2 dressed criminals have found a new crime where they can turn a quick profit .

    自上世纪90年代中期笔记本电脑流行起来之后,穿着安静整洁的窃贼找到了快速“发财”新的犯罪途径。

  22. The " sandwich generation " of middle-aged , middle-aged children today are the first to be living in an age where a four - or five-generation family is becoming commonplace .

    既要养育孩子又要照顾年迈父母的中年“三明治一代”情形正在发生变化。

  23. Another possibility is that the shoes were created somewhere in the late 1950s or early 1960s , when plastic became a commonplace material , and fashion designers began to experiment with it .

    另一种说法是,这种鞋大约是在上世纪五十年代后期或者六十年代早期出现的,当时塑料已是常规材质,时尚设计师就开始试着用塑料做鞋。

  24. It seems that avocado hand is so commonplace , the British Association of Plastic , Reconstructive and Aesthetic3 Surgeons wants to warn people about the safety risk , with one doctor suggesting a safety label to be placed on avocados .

    “牛油果手”非常普遍。英国整形重塑和美容协会想要提醒人们这一安全风险。一位医生建议说应该给牛油果贴上安全标签。

  25. In America , sales of tooth whitening products have risen 300 % since 1996 , and the trend for excessive bleaching1 has grown so commonplace there that dentists have coined a new word for it - " bleachorexia " , meaning an unhealthy obsession2 with whitening one 's teeth .

    在美国,牙齿美白产品的销量从1996年到现在增长了300%。过度漂白牙齿的风潮已经如此平常,以至于牙医们为这种现象造了一个新词——“牙齿美白癖”,意思是对牙齿美白的一种不健康的痴迷。

  26. We already have the technology to make the extraordinary commonplace .

    我们已经拥有化神奇为现实的技术。

  27. Special effects are now commonplace in every modern movie we watch .

    现在我们观看的每一部现代电影中,特技效果都很常见。

  28. Social intercourse between Chinese and foreigners also became more commonplace .

    与此同时,中国人与外国人之间的社交往来也越发平常。

  29. This response is becoming commonplace all over the United states .

    在美国各地这样的反映变得越来越普遍。

  30. The issue of Northeast Asian security cooperation is a commonplace subject .

    摘要东北亚安全合作问题是一个老生常谈的话题。

前缀
e-通常的

commonwealth n. 英联邦(由英国和大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成)

common 通常的 + wealth n.财富

后缀
e-地方,地点

birthplace n. 发源地

birth n.出生 + place 地方,地点