commonplace

英 [ˈkɒmənpleɪs]

美 [ˈkɑːmənpleɪs]

adj. 平凡的; 普通的; 普遍的
n. 常见的事; 平常的事; 平淡无奇的言语等; 老生常谈

Collins.1 / BNC.8456 / COCA.8669

牛津词典

adj.

平凡的；普通的；普遍的
done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual
1. Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms.
  计算机如今在小学教室里很普遍。

noun

ADJ-GRADED 平常的;不足为奇的
If something iscommonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
1. Foreign vacations have become commonplace...
  去国外度假已经变得很平常了。
2. 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。
N-COUNT 平常的事;司空见惯的事
Acommonplaceis something that happens often or is often found.
1. 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。
N-COUNT 老生常谈;陈词滥调
Acommonplaceis a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.
1. 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

adj

not challenging
1. an unglamorous job greasing engines
Synonym:humdrumprosaicunglamorousunglamourous
completely ordinary and unremarkable
1. air travel has now become commonplace
2. commonplace everyday activities
repeated too often
1. bromidic sermons
2. his remarks were trite and commonplace
3. hackneyed phrases
4. a stock answer
5. repeating threadbare jokes
6. parroting some timeworn axiom
7. the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
Synonym:banalhackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredtritewell-worn

It was the most commonplace question in the world.
这是个世上最普通的问题。
It made the Marseilles that I knew, tame and commonplace.
我所了解的马赛，简直变得平淡无奇，索然寡味了。
Roadside stands and food stalls in busy urban markets were commonplace in ancient Greece and Rome.
在古希腊和古罗马，路边摊和大排档在繁忙的城市市集上就已经很常见了。
It is becoming increasingly commonplace for people to use the Internet at home.
在这里使用因特网已变成越来越平常的事了。
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。
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。
Be not content with the commonplace in character.
不要满足于普通的共性。
The chairman made a commonplace speech, which bored every commonsense audience.
主席做了一个陈腐的演讲，让每个有常识的听众都厌倦。
And even in France, disposable cigarette lighters are commonplace.
甚至在法国，一次性香烟打火机也是很普遍的了。
He was a commonplace, mean-looking man who might have been an engineer or technician of some kind.
他是一个面目平庸的普通人，可能是个工程师，或者是个技术员。