commonplaces

英 [ˈkɒmənpleɪsɪz]

美 [ˈkɑmənˌpleɪsɪz]

n.  常见的事; 平常的事; 平淡无奇的言语等; 老生常谈
commonplace的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.
  不能指望在这种场合的谈话会超越平常的客套。
• Emotional convulsions seemed to have become the commonplaces of her history.
  感情上的震动在她的经历中似乎已经司空见惯了。
• Faith is a dynamic power that breaks the chain of routine and gives a new, fine turn to old commonplaces.
  信念是一种充满活力的力量，它能打破常规的束缚，让平凡陈旧的事物焕然一新。
• We exchanged a few commonplaces about our work and the weather.
  我们相互寒暄了几句有关工作和天气的套话。
• But, looking up at his face in the interchange of the first few commonplaces, she observed a change in it.
  两人谈家常时，露西抬起头来望了望他的脸，却发现了他的变化。
• His speech was full commonplaces.
  他的演讲充满了陈词滥调。