Mundane



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 现世的, 世俗的
• ［英］ adj. 现世的, 世俗的 ( pertaining to this world; worldly; earthly)
• ［类］ 反义词: exotic ( 奇异的) ; unearthly ( 超脱自然的)
• ［例］ He is nothing but a mundane businessman.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English mondeyne, from Anglo-French mundain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus world
• Date: 15th century
• 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
• 2. characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary ; commonplace <the mundane concerns of day-to-day life>
• Synonyms: see earthly
• ? mundanely adverb
• ? mundaneness noun
• ? mundanity noun

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