ordinary

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈɔːdnri/

/ˈɔːrdneri/

Idioms

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[usually before noun] not unusual or different in any way普通的；平常的；一般的；平凡的
- an ordinary sort of day平平常常的一天
- in the ordinary course of events在一般情况下
- ordinary people like you and me像你我这等普通人
- This was no ordinary meeting.这次会议非同寻常。
- She was a perfectly ordinary little girl. 她是一个非常普通的小女孩。
- They are just ordinary working folk.他们只是普通的劳动人民。
Extra Examples
- I lead a very ordinary life.我过着平淡无奇的生活。
- It was, for most ordinary citizens, a time of prosperity.对大多数普通公民来说，这是一个繁荣的时期。
- She doubted that, in ordinary circumstances, the two would have got on well together.她怀疑，在一般情况下，两人会相处得很好。
- The images can be printed on ordinary paper.这些图像可以印在普通纸张上。
- These plates are for ordinary, everyday use.这些盘子是日常使用的。
- We were an ordinary family.我们是普普通通的一家人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- very
- perfectly
- quite
- …
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(disapproving) having no unusual or interesting features平庸的；平淡无奇的
- The meal was very ordinary.这顿饭平常得很。
compare extraordinary
Extra Examples
- The wines produced were at best very ordinary.生产出的葡萄酒充其量就是很普通的那种。
- He had an ordinary sort of face.他有一张普通的脸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- very
- perfectly
- quite
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: the noun partly via Old French; the adjective from Latin ordinarius ‘orderly’ (reinforced by French ordinaire), from ordo, ordin- ‘order’.

Idioms

in the ordinary way

(British English) used to say what normally happens in a particular situation一般地；通常地
- In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person.一般而言，她是个不爱紧张的人。

out of the ordinary

unusual or different不寻常；特殊；超凡脱俗
- I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary.我正在找些稍不寻常的东西。
- His behaviour was nothing out of the ordinary (= not unusual).他的行为没什么异常。