mediocre
英 [,miːdɪ'əʊkə]
美 [,midɪ'okɚ]
助记提示
1. Etymologically, mediocre means 'halfway up a mountain'.
2. medium => mediocre.
3. from medius "middle" + ocris "jagged mountain" (see acrid, acrobat, acrophobia).
4. acrid, acrobat, acrophobia => mediocre.
双语例句
- 1. I thought the play was only mediocre.
- 我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The student tried hard, but his work is mediocre.
- 该生学习刻苦, 但学业平庸.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. The critics condemned the play as mediocre.
- 评论家谴责那出戏为低劣产物.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre.
- 弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
- 只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
