Commonplace



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 平常的
• ［英］ adj. 平常的 ( ordinary, not interesting)
• ［类］ 反义词: inimitable ( 独特的)
• ［例］ He's not at all exciting, in fact he's really rather commonplace .

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos
• Date: 1561
• 1. archaic a striking passage entered in a commonplace book
• 2.
  • a. an obvious or trite comment ; truism
  • b. something commonly found

II. adjective

• Date: 1609
• commonly found or seen ; ordinary, unremarkable commonplace occurrence<the large mergers that had become commonplace
• ? commonplaceness noun

记忆

common +　place = 大众的地方，很普通啦，又不是紫禁城

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