mediocrity

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n. 平常, 平庸之才

发音

UK /miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/
其它
US /mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/
US /mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ɾi/

词形变化

mediocrities 复数 mediocrities

教材释义与例句

名词

平庸之才；平常

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

    不可数 可数

    Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.

  2. 2.

    A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.

    可数 不可数

    populated with mediocrities

    surrounded by mediocrities

  3. 3.

    The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

averageness second-rater

上位词 6

actor worker doer mundanity mundaneness ordinariness

相关短语

mediocrity principle golden mediocrity

词源

From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.

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