Word · Frequency #14371
mediocre
平庸的;普通的;中等的;不太好的
of only moderate quality; not very good
- 1.
Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
不出众的,通常令人失望。
- 2.
moderate to inferior in quality
质量中等或较差的
- 3.
lacking exceptional quality or ability
缺乏卓越品质或能力的
- 4.
poor to middling in quality
质量差到中等的
不出众的,通常令人失望。;质量中等或较差的;缺乏卓越品质或能力的;质量差到中等的;不好不坏的
In use
The restaurant's food was mediocre, nothing special.
He gave a mediocre performance at the concert, disappointing his fans.
Her grades were mediocre, so she decided to study harder.
they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
mediocre + noun
The movie received mediocre reviews.
这部电影获得了平庸的评价。
Connections
Collocations
- mediocre performance
- 平庸的表现
- The team's mediocre performance disappointed the fans.球队平庸的表现令球迷失望。
- mediocre at best
- 充其量算普通
- The meal was mediocre at best.这顿饭充其量算普通。
- mediocre student
- 成绩平平的学生
- He was a mediocre student but a brilliant entrepreneur.他学业平平,却是个出色的企业家。
- mediocre film
- 毫无亮点的电影
- Critics called the sequel a mediocre film.评论家称这部续集为平庸之作。
- mediocre quality
- 质量一般
- The goods are of mediocre quality and not worth the price.这些货物质量平平,不值这个价。
- mediocre result
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆:medi 像 medium(中等),ocre 像 OK——中等偏下、凑合能过,就是 mediocre。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:书面评价、产品评论、工作绩效讨论 该词为中性偏正式的常用词,多用于书面或较正式的口头评价(如评论、报告),表示质量平平、不够好。日常口语中也可使用,但更常见于书面或正式场合。
Grammar Note
用于修饰名词或作表语,表示质量一般或较差。
Pronunciation & Spelling
本组词中没有能与 mediocre /ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/ 完全押韵的词。media 和 immediate 与它共享开头的 /miːdi/ 音和拼写,但后面不同;acre 和 massacre 以 -cre 结尾,在英式英语中末尾读 /kə/,与 mediocre 的结尾音相同,但重读元音不同。ochre 和 joker 都含有与 mediocre 末尾 -ocre 相同的读音 /əʊkə/,可供发音参照;注意 joker 开头的 /dʒ/ 是额外音,且不要按拼写把 massacre 中的 -cre 读成 /kriː/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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