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
- 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.
- adjective Typical or ordinary; neither especially good nor especially bad.
- verb To calculate the average of a set of numbers, or to amount to an average figure over time.
commonplace — full definition
- adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.