| 单词 | mediocrity |
| 释义 | mediocrity (once / 2813 pages) n The noun mediocrity means the quality of being average or ordinary. You can't be great at everything — in some areas, we all fall into mediocrity. Mediocrity, pronounced "me-dee-AH-crih-tee," has Latin parts that together literally mean "halfway up the mountain." You can see how it still applies — in climbing the mountain — or ladder — of success, mediocrity is in the middle, neither leading the pack nor sprawling on ground, giving up. Such of person of this middle-level of success can also be called a mediocrity. That's a second definition of the word. WORD FAMILYmediocrity: mediocrities+/mediocre: mediocrely, mediocrity USAGE EXAMPLESIf you think he won’t live up to his lofty draft status, you will say he is en route to continued mediocrity. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Although some students receive a world-class education, many get mediocrity or worse. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) In fact, it’s best to hope for one of the things that rankles you most about the Wizards: a return to mediocrity. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) 1n ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding Syn|Hyper averageness mundaneness, mundanity, ordinariness the quality of being commonplace and ordinary 2n a person of second-rate ability or value shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him Syn|Hyper second-rater individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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