| 单词 | mediocrity |
| 释义 | mediocrity (miːdiɒkrɪti , med- ) Word forms: mediocrities 1. uncountable noun If you refer to the mediocrity of something, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better. [disapproval] ...the mediocrity of most contemporary literature. Fashion today is sloppy mediocrity. Synonyms: insignificance, indifference, inferiority, meanness 2. countable noun If you refer to someone as a mediocrity, you think that they are not very good at what they do. [disapproval] Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual. Synonyms: nonentity, nobody, lightweight [informal], second-rater Quotations: Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes geniusThe Valley of Fear Collocations: accept mediocrity It was the rebel that you most loved, the belligerence that couldn't accept mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We've gone out and proved we don't want to accept mediocrity any more. The Sun (2008) Too many people accept mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Reading's season is a story of people unwilling to accept mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Those who have the inner drive don't accept mediocrity. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 平庸 Japanese: 月並みさ |
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