commonplaces是什么意思？

commonplaces

• n. 陈腔滥调( commonplace的名词复数 )，老生常谈，寻常的事物，平常的东西；

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• He uttered a few commonplaces about peace. 他泛泛地谈了几句关于和平的话.
• These Clausewtzian commonplaces will shed light on the grotesque fiasco at Leyte Gulf. 克劳塞维茨这几句平易浅显的话,可以说明莱特湾那一次近似荒唐的失败原因.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  平常的;不足为奇的
  If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  例句
  Foreign vacations have become commonplace... 去国外度假已经变得很平常了。 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
  A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.
  例句
  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
  A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.
  例句
  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。