commonplace

[US]/ˈkɒmənpleɪs/
[UK]/ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 普通的, 平庸的
n. 陈腔滥调, 平常的事物
Word Forms

Example Sentences

the usual commonplace remarks.

老生常谈。

He is a commonplace person.

他是个凡夫俗子。

unemployment was commonplace in his trade.

在他的行业里,失业是很平常的。

it is a commonplace to talk of the young being alienated.

谈论年轻人移情别恋已是老生常谈。

Soon it will be commonplace for men to travel to the moon.

人们去月球旅行很快就会成为常事。

uttered the commonplace “welcome aboard”;

说着乏味的话“欢迎搭乘”;

bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there.

在那里,轰炸几乎已经成为公众生活中的一件平常事了。

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。"

He uttered a few commonplaces about peace.

他泛泛地谈了几句关于和平的话。

The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow.

今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。

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