common 多用于指物,侧重很常见,不稀奇。
ordinary 用于物,指每天发生,十分平淡无奇;用于人,指无特别之处,很一般。
common place强调缺少新意。
general 语气强于common,侧重大多如此,很少有例外情况。
usual 指常见常闻和常做的事或举动,强调惯常性。
popular 指适应大众爱好、需要,为大家所公认或接受。
universal 与general同义,但语气较强,侧重对每个人或事物都适用,根本没有例外。
参考例句
1. The past 15 years have shown that planets around stars other than the sun are commonplace. 过去的15年已表明恒星而非太阳周围的行星是很平常的。
2. Some said that his words were commonplace, others complained of his want of theological doctrine. 有的人说,他的话都是老生常谈,可还有的人抱怨他没有神学上的主义。
3. For this reason, so you see, in this world to compete for the same reason the same thing with how things are commonplace. 正因如此,所以你去看,在这个世界上,以同一个理由争夺同一样东西的事情是多么地司空见惯。
英英解释
n.
1. a trite or obvious remark
2. completely ordinary and unremarkable
3. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
4. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse