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平凡 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • average noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  • commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  • fine adj Of high quality; excellent.
  • ignoble adjective Lacking honour or moral worth; shameful or unworthy of respect.
  • mediocre adj Neither good nor bad; average in a disappointing way.
  • mediocrity noun The state of being only average, with nothing outstanding about it.
  • ordinary adj Normal, usual, or unremarkable; not special or different from what is expected.

Senses

平凡 is used for these senses in English:

  • average Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
  • average Typical.
  • commonplace Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
  • fine (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
  • ignoble Not noble; plebeian; common.
  • mediocre Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
  • mediocrity (uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
  • ordinary Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

average — full definition

  1. noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  2. adjective Typical or ordinary; neither especially good nor especially bad.
  3. verb To calculate the average of a set of numbers, or to amount to an average figure over time.

commonplace — full definition

  1. adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  2. noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.

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