Word · Frequency #48525
quotidian
/kwɒˈtidiən/
adjective
每日的；日常的
Happening every day; daily.
医学上也指每24小时复发的症状。
- 1.
Happening every day; daily.
每天发生的；每日的
- 2.
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
日常或常见的特征
- 3.
Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
每二十四小时或每日发生的(如症状)
- 4.
Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
被认为平淡或乏味的事物
普通的；平凡的；平淡乏味的；单调的；每天发生的；每日的；日常或常见的特征；每二十四小时或每日发生的(如症状)
In use
She found beauty in the quotidian tasks of cooking and cleaning.
The novel's charm lies in its vivid depiction of quotidian life in a small town.
He escaped the quotidian routine by taking up painting on weekends.
quotidian + noun
quotidian 常置于名词前作定语，表示“日常的，平凡的”。
She wrote about the quotidian details of her life.
她描写了生活中的日常细节。
be + quotidian
quotidian 也可作表语，与 be 动词连用。
Their conversation was utterly quotidian.
他们的谈话完全平淡无奇。
Common mistakes
This is a quotidian.
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- quotidianly
- 平凡地 · adv
- quotidianness
- 平凡性 · n
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.