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ADJ-GRADED
平常的;不足為奇的
If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
例句
Foreign vacations have become commonplace...
去國外度假已經變得很平常了。
It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.
狙擊手向救援車隊開火的事情很常見。
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N-COUNT
平常的事;司空見慣的事
A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.
例句
It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
現在在街上時不時會看見有人餓暈。
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N-COUNT
老生常談;陳詞濫調
A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.
例句
It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
說北愛爾蘭是現代歐洲死氣沉沉的落后地區已是陳詞濫調了。