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单词 mediocre
释义
mediocre
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adj

Mediocre is an adjective that means "merely adequate" or "of only ordinary quality." A "C" is a mediocre grade for students who are fair to middling.
The roots of the adjective mediocre are from the Latin medial, "middle," and ocris, "mountain." If you think about it, the middle of a mountain is neither up nor down and neither here nor there — just somewhere in between. The definition of mediocre is "of ordinary quality," "merely adequate," and "average." Another word that shares the same root is mediocracy, which means "government run by mediocre people" — an all-too-common condition.
WORD FAMILY
mediocre: mediocrely, mediocrity+/mediocrity: mediocrities
USAGE EXAMPLES
Detroit got to the playoffs mostly by winning close games against mediocre or bad teams.
Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)
In the big picture, that’s a mediocre percentage.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
Ryan consistently produced excellent defense at the Jets but was let down by mediocre quarterbacks.
The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016)
1adj moderate to inferior in quality
they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
Syn
second-rate
inferior
of low or inferior quality
2adj lacking exceptional quality or ability
Syn
average, fair, middling
ordinary
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
3adj poor to middling in quality
there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
Syn
bad
having undesirable or negative qualities
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