| 词汇 | mediocrity |
| 释义 | mediocrity noun uk /ˌmiː.diˈɒk.rə.ti/ us /ˌmiː.diˈɑː.krə.t̬i/ C2[ U ] the quality of being not very good: 平庸 A goal just before half-time rescued the match from mediocrity.就在半场结束前的一记进球使这场比赛没有流于平庸。 [ C ] a person that is not very good at something or not very good at anything in particular, or something that is not very good: 平庸之人 These people are just mediocrities.这些人只是平庸之辈。 Quite good, or not very good acceptable acceptably adequacy adequate adequately goodish government half decent iffy impure passably patchily patchiness patchy presentably scratch spotty the/your average bearidiom up to scratchidiom weedy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: People of little importance Examples of mediocritymediocrity He rendered the utmost service in destroying the exaggerated reputations of the mediocrities of his time, but his judgment was sometimes at fault. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Now we are ruled over by mediocrities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In my opinion, they are corrupted by their own mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows that mediocrity is far more costly, in the long term, than quality. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In other words, you have rejected responsibility in favour of solidarity, and you have dismissed solidarity in favour of greed, mediocrity and accounting. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Surely it is not the standardisation of mediocrity but the inequality of individuality which makes for progress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are making certain of an age of mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fear of a controlled and a uniform mediocrity must be removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is all this to be allowed to founder in a slough of impoverished mediocrity? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Institutions which do not change their structure as they grow run obvious risks of loss of personal contacts and mass mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Democracy has too often meant the triumph of mass thinking, mass behaviour and a rather dull level of mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Students from many continental countries come here to escape mediocrity at home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment it gives too high a premium for mere numbers and mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although consensus politics was inherent in it, "in reality this degenerates into compromise and mediocrity". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they have reached mediocrity in a competitive age, they have had to do something about it or go out of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mediocrity These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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