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单词 mundane
释义
mundane
(mʌndn )
adjective
Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual.
Be willing to do even mundane tasks.
...the mundane realities of life.
Synonyms: ordinary, routine, commonplace, banal  
You can refer to mundane things as the mundane.
It's an attitude that turns the mundane into something rather more interesting and exciting.
Collocations:
mundane activity
He often seeks out distractions by concentrating on several things at once, even during the most mundane activity.
Times, Sunday Times
While this may be an extreme example, cognitive dissonance can distort our understanding of much more mundane activity.
Times, Sunday Times
Mundane activities, but you can't tear your eyes away from her.
Times, Sunday Times
The elimination of mundane activities such as data transcription streamlines lab operations.
The Scientist
Mundane activities like pulling on pants are still a major chore.
Globe and Mail
mundane aspect
He partakes in the mundane aspect of life with a passion that makes his readers elevate to a higher self.
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It becomes devalued redefined as a neutral and mundane aspect of existence that merits no authentic consideration.
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He took on our broken humanity and everything it entails, even the ordinary and mundane aspects of human life.
Christianity Today
Through social media, we can keep up with some of the more mundane aspects of each other's daily lives.
Christianity Today
You are desperate to get ahead and make your mark but mundane aspects of life keep calling you back.
The Sun
mundane explanation
From things that go bump in the night to apparitions behind the curtains, it could be that hauntings have a rather mundane explanation: mould.
Times, Sunday Times
Now, though, another astronomer has looked into it - and believes, unfortunately for ufologists, that it may have a more mundane explanation.
Times, Sunday Times
Several hundred sightings were examined, a majority of them having a mundane explanation.
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Other, more mundane explanations for the origin of the town's name also exist.
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mundane item
At first, most magical items work exactly like a mundane item of the same type.
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We take everyday objects for granted, but even the most mundane items can be created in weird and wonderful ways.
The Sun
We've found the best deals on the more mundane items, leaving you more cash for frivolity.
The Sun
These ranged from relatively mundane items such as printed publications, posters and newsletters - to socks, bookmarks and art prints.
Times,Sunday Times
It's a cry sweeping the shires after crooks started targeting the most mundane items in their search for loot.
Times, Sunday Times
mundane reality
Both groups were composed of atheists or agnostics grappling with the continuing personal and social significance of 'something beyond' mundane reality.
The Times Literary Supplement
Of course, romance has its place, but if we invest in it too heavily, we feel short-changed when we come face to face with mundane reality.
Times, Sunday Times
This coincidence brings out a key fact about the authors: both are fascinated by outsiders and by moments when mundane reality slips into the outré or uncanny.
Times, Sunday Times
The data pinpoints the challenges that face us at every level, from big-picture existential threats to the mundane reality of pointless meetings that waste billions of pounds a year.
Times,Sunday Times
More than that, she seems to love the freedom from mundane reality that the online world brings.
Times, Sunday Times
mundane routine
Behind the mundane routines, he uncovered insights into the core of human relationships.
Times, Sunday Times
Darkness in light: yes, that seems a true description of how we can lug grief in our hearts while the well-meaning world goes about its mundane routines.
Times, Sunday Times
Because of him, the students discover their true potential and the true meaning of life apart from the mundane routines of school.
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Translations:
Chinese: 平凡的, 俗事
Japanese: 平凡な, 平凡なこと
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