mediocrity

英 [miːdɪ'ɒkrɪtɪ] 美

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※ 提供单词"mediocrity"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

mediocrity 普通，平庸

来自mediocre,普通的，平庸的。

mediocrity (n.): early 15c., "moderation; intermediate state or amount," from Middle French médiocrité and directly from Latin mediocritatem (nominative mediocritas) "a middle state, middling condition, medium," from mediocris (see mediocre). Neutral at first; disparaging sense began to predominate from late 16c. The meaning "person of mediocre abilities or attainments" is from 1690s. Before the tinge of disparagement crept in, another name for the Golden Mean was golden mediocrity.

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1. His acting career started brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity.: 他的演艺生涯开场时轰轰烈烈，然后就变得庸庸碌碌。

2. His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.: 他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇.

3. The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing.: 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇.

5. They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success.: 它们常常使一个平凡之辈迈向成功.