mediocre

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a. 不好不坏的, 通常, 平凡的

发音

UK /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/
UK /ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/
US /ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/

词形变化

mediocres 复数 mediocres more mediocre 比较级 most mediocre 最高级

别名

mediocer médiocre

教材释义与例句

形容词

普通的；平凡的；中等的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.

    庸人

  2. 2.

    A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.

    历史
adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.

    平庸

    平凡

    平平

    庸碌

    I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

fair average second-rate middling

近义相关 3

bad ordinary inferior

词源

From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

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