mediocre

英 [ˌmiːdi'əʊkə(r)] 美 [ˌmiːdi'oʊkər]

• adj. 平庸的；平凡的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. moderate to inferior in quality;

   "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
   

2. lacking exceptional quality or ability;

   "a novel of average merit"
   "only a fair performance of the sonata"
   "in fair health"
   "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
   "the performance was middling at best"
   

3. poor to middling in quality;

   "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. This leads to mediocre training, fitness, and performance.
   这将导致平庸的训练，体能和成绩。
2. Calico Rackham Jack had mediocre accomplishments as a pirate.
   卡利科拉克姆杰克平庸的成绩已成为海盗。
3. That foursome alone should make Arizona very competitive in the mediocre National League West.
   这个四人组合将会让亚利桑纳在平凡的国家联盟西区非常具有竞争力。

经典引文

• Televisionsall it has ever done is to teach people how to tolerate mediocre entertainment.

  出自：Observer

• You cannot bear the thought of being mediocre and ordinary.

  出自： D. Rowe

• The mediocre..always form numerically the largest portion of every profession.

  出自：Law Times

近反义词

【近义词】

• average 平均数
• ordinary 平凡的
• moderate 适度的
• fair 公平的
• passable 过得去的
• adequate 足够的
• acceptable 合意的
• so-so 平常的
• medium 中等的
• commonplace 平凡的
• halfway 中途的
• tolerable 还不错的
• tiresome 令人厌倦的
• middling 中等的
• second-rate 二流的
• unexceptional 非例外的
• middle-of-the-road 中间道路的
• run-of-the-mill 不出众的
• boring 令人厌烦的
• pedestrian 徒步的

【反义词】

• extreme 极度的