be so-so
用于描述事物或体验一般，不含褒贬。
The movie was so-so.
这部电影马马虎虎。
一般的；平常的；还过得去的；马马虎虎的
一般的
being neither good nor bad
The hotel room was so-so: clean, but the bed was uncomfortable.
酒店房间一般：虽然干净，但床不舒服。
用法提示：so-so 作表语形容词，表示“一般，不好不坏”。
AI contextual example
We ordered a so-so pizza, so next time we'll try the pasta instead.
我们点了一份味道一般的披萨，所以下次会试试意大利面。
用法提示：so-so 修饰名词 pizza，作定语，意为“一般的”。
AI contextual example
Her English is so-so, but she can still order coffee confidently.
她的英语马马虎虎，但她仍能自信地点咖啡。
用法提示：so-so 作表语形容词，表示水平不好不坏。
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用于描述事物或体验一般，不含褒贬。
The movie was so-so.
这部电影马马虎虎。
so-so 作定语修饰名词。
It was a so-so performance.
这是一场马马虎虎的表演。
so-so 作宾语补足语。
I consider the food so-so.
我觉得食物一般。
grammar · medium
易错句子The food so-so.
正确表达The food is so-so.
中文学习者常漏掉系动词'is'，因为中文中形容词可以直接作谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The weather is very so-so.
正确表达The weather is so-so.
'very' 不能修饰 'so-so'，因为 'so-so' 本身表示中等程度，不需要程度副词。
“okay”表示勉强可接受或尚可，语气比“so-so”更肯定；而“so-so”更强调不好不坏，略带负面。
“average”强调与平均水平相当，是中性的衡量；而“so-so”更主观，暗示期望不高。
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